Rachmaninoff - I am again alone, Op.26 No. 9

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…

for all his famously silky tones and deep-brown vocal shading Hvorostovsky does shape the lines meaningfully, and his delivery suits these songs admirably...Not everyone needs to respond to... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2012, 5 out of 5 starsMore…