CD, Sylvestrov (composer)
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The Red Priest’s cello concertos flaunt Kobekina’s electrifying virtuosity and the high-octane playing of the Basel Chamber Orchestra under violinist Julia Schröder’s spirited direction. Yet... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Young Talent of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Special offer. Valentin Silvestrov: To Thee We Sing
RecommendedSacred Choral Works
Kārlis Rūtentāls (tenor), Ieva Ezeriete (soprano), Dace Strautmane (contralto), Agata Burkina (soprano), Rūdolfs Bērtiņš (tenor)
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava
The Latvian Radio Choir under Sigvards Klava sing, as expected, with a scintillating beauty. None of this programme…could be labelled technically easy. Fortunately the singers' intonation, balance... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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New. Bach & Silvestrov
Compass Resonance, Vadim Gluzman (violin), Zachary Carrettin (violin), Mina Gajić
An album worth hearing for the Bach alone. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Contemporary
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New. Prokofiev: Symphony No.6 & Silvestrov: Silent Music
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Matvienko
Matvienko and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra give [the Prokofiev] a finely-judged bite, never recoiling from the implied horror and finely expressive. —
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the anti-Putin Russian pianist, long a friend of the Ukrainian composer, has recorded a pristine album of his meditative solo piano miniatures, with pieces inspired by figures from Purcell to... —
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He had written Maidan — rapt, raw, emotive choral music — after the “Euromaidan” demonstrations of 2014; the Kyiv Chamber Choir recorded it in the all-enveloping atmosphere of the city’s St... —
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2022
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Valentin Silvestrov: Forgotten Word I Wished to Say
Alexei Lubimov (piano), Viktoriia Vitrenko (soprano)
Alexei Lubimov’s poised performances always bring clarity and balance to Silvestrov’s music, enabling this carefully crafted and proportioned post-tonal style to simply speak for itself. —
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Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Raphaela Gromes (cello), National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Volodymyr Sirenko
