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Special offer. Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff - Romances
RecommendedPiotr Beczala (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano)
Many of the songs here make formidable technical demands on the pianist as well as the singer, and I mean absolutely no disrespect to Beczała when I say that Deutsch’s playing would be worth... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th August 2023
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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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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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Visiting Rachmaninoff: Chopin Variations - Romances
Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Melnikov's playing represents the finest of Russian pianism, combining masterful virtuosity of the kind that has no need to flaunt itself with musicianship of intelligence and sensibility...Lezhneva's... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2025, Recording of the Month
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In the case of the very expansive Chopin Variations… Sudbin makes a persuasive case for this unjustly neglected work, demonstrating not only breathtaking technical control throughout, but also... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, Instrumental Choice
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Wonders galore in Rachmaninov's playing, beyond its obvious historical importance. Cast-iron technique, proper old-school sense of line and tone colour, and an incomparable rubato. —
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The Slavonic contralto of Sementchuk's lower register comes into flamboyant play in the oriental romances of Glazunov and Grechaninov, while Taneyev's 'Stalactites' showcases the mesh of lighter... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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Special offer. Rose in Bloom
RecommendedErin Morley (soprano), Gerald Martin Moore (piano), Ransom Wilson (flute)
At the heart of the album is the cycle Huit Chansons de Fleurs, by Ricky Ian Gordon. He’s no slouch when it comes to picturing words in his music – so we have drunken bees teetering along the... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - Debut Solo Album
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Rachmaninov: Complete Solo Piano Recordings, Vol. 6
Victor Talking Machine Company Recordings 1922-1924
Sergey Rachmaninov (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
All 16 tracks on this sixth Naxos volume of Rachmaninov’s solo recordings were set down using horn, wax and no electricity. The result is a pinging clarity from the first bar of the first item,... —
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The two artists are steeped in the Russian song tradition. Theirs is a visionary account, for instance, of 'How fair this spot'. Sergey Rybin's discrete playing nicely balances soprano Anastasia... —
