Rachmaninoff - To my children, Op.26, No. 7

Imbrailo is an excellent guide throughout. The singing is technically impressive and the voice is youthful and focused, virile but with a constant hint of vulnerability…Bigger, grander (and... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2018More…

Two figures in particular haunt this second volume of Chandos's survey of Rachmaninov's songs – Feodor Chaliapin and Rachmaninov himself. They had become friends in the years when they worked... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

First impressions are crucial. Opening with one of the most beautiful songs in the Russian repertoire, ‘Sing not to me, beautiful maiden’, soprano Julia Sukmanova sets the tone for what’s to... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2016More…

A Buxtehude cantata is followed by a schmaltzy Schumann arrangement: Shumsky's radiantly passionate violin brings many surprises in this bulging collection, chiefly taken from radio broadcasts. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2015, 4 out of 5 starsMore…