Frederick Chopin Institute
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Polish Nostalgia goes far beyond zal: with meticulously detailed and informative notes by Dariusz Michalski, this is a remarkable cultural document. —
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In the Paderewski, we get sonorous tonality, smart phrasing and scintillating filigree. He shifts gears fluidly for the Godowsky, taking his time with the languorous introduction, and then introducing... —
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Diapason d’Or, October 2019, Nouveauté
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Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 9
Martha Argerich (piano), Jakub Waszczeniuk (trumpet)
Sinfonia Varsovia, Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky
[A] polished, spontaneous and characterful account, yet avoiding those moments of over self-conscious point making to be found in the Lugano version…in the ninth Symphony, Rabinovitch-Barakovsky... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2018, Editor's Choice
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There are at least three good reasons for investing in this fine recording. First, there is the prospect of hearing 10 of Paderewski’s best works for solo piano played on his own instrument...Second,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2018, Editor's Choice
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Wagner/Elgar/Paderewski: Polonia
Dmitry Shishkin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, Grzegorz Nowak, Mikhail Pletnev
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Szymanowski: Mythes / Paderewski: Violin Sonata in a Minor, Op. 13
Alena Baeva (violin), Vadym Kholodenko (piano)
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[This release] deserves to top any list of recommendations for this powerfully appealing work…Dang brings an ideal mix of poetry and brilliance…supported at every turn by sophisticated playing... —
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Over an hour long, this 1909 symphony is big-boned, dramatic stuff – Wagnerian in feel, scale and sheer orchestral oomph. The playing and the recorded sound are every bit as sumptuous. —
