Opera, Rimsky Korsakov (composer)
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Musicians are big on postcards...But none are as beautifully written as those by Stephen Hough, a reliable scribe wherever he is in the world. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2026, Editor's Choice
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[the Nielsen] merits the supreme artistry that Shraon Bezaly brings to it, both in terms of deft, discerningly harnessed virtuosity and in her supple, sinuous shaping of the music. Neeme Jarvi... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Fritz Reiner conducts Rimsky Korsakov & Stravinsky
RecommendedChicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Reiner's magnificent (1956) Scheherazade stands out among the many superb RCA recordings made in Chicago in the 1950s...Sidney Harth, the orchestral leader, naturally balanced, plays most seductively...The... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building A Library, October 2023, Also Recommended - Scheherazade
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You just know this is going to be good, one of those where you can just sit back and listen with unalloyed pleasure to music, artist and instrument...Certainly the best solo piano album to come... —
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Building a Library, March 2006, First Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2005, Disc of the month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Ravel: L'enfant et les Sortileges & L'heure Espagnole
RecommendedBerlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de la RTF, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
The singing is delightful: neoclassical crispness of articulation goes with refined textures that convey the ripe humour of the one piece, the tender poetry of the other.The inclusion of [the... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Remastered CD
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, September 2018, Also Recommended
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, Opera Choice
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Opera, April 2017, Recording of the Month
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Julia Muzychenko, Enkelejda Shkoza, Georgy Vasiliev, Andrei Popov, Alexey Tikhomirov, Anthony Robin Schneider, Chor de Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern-Und Museumorchester, Christof Loy, Sebastian Weigle
Loy masses his choral scenes with gusto, and draws the characters with compassion and wit...this recording should make new friends for an opera that ought to be much more than just a Russian... —
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International Opera Awards, 2023, Nominated - Recording (Complete Opera)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Julia Muzychenko, Enkelejda Shkoza, Georgy Vasiliev, Andrei Popov, Alexey Tikhomirov, Anthony Robin Schneider, Chor de Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern-Und Museumorchester, Christof Loy, Sebastian Weigle
Loy masses his choral scenes with gusto, and draws the characters with compassion and wit...this recording should make new friends for an opera that ought to be much more than just a Russian... —
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International Opera Awards, 2023, Nominated - Recording (Complete Opera)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Special offer. Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
Dmitry Ulyanov (Tsar Dodon), Nina Minasyan (The Queen of Shemakha), Andrei Popov (The Astrologer), Margarita Nekrasova (Amelfa), Mischa Schelomianski (General Polkan)
Orchestre et Choeurs de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Barrie Kosky, Daniele Rustioni
the music is superbly sung and acted by an all-Russian cast...Meanwhile the brilliance and colour of Rimsky-Korsakov’s unusual harmonies and orchestration register impressively, with Rustioni... —
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Opera, October 2022, Disc of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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