Russian Music Sebastian Di Bin, piano Rachmaninov: Six Moments Musicaux, Op 16 Tchaikovsky: Dumka, Op 59 Scriabin: Fantasia, Op 28 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No 7, Op 83 Centaur CRC 3587 (2017) Rachmaninov’s somewhat disingenuously titled Moments Musicaux are far removed from Schubert’s gentle miniatures; big-boned, moody and impassioned, it’s clear from the lilting opening bars…
Month: April 2018
Press Releases: April 2018
Bohuslav Martinů Double Concertos Lawrence Foster, Mari Kodama, Momo Kodama, Sarah Nemtanu, Deborah Nemtanu, Magali Demesse, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille PENTATONE PTC 5186658 Bohuslav Martinů’s distinctive musical voice, which infuses the great Czech tradition with modern idioms, is showcased in this captivating survey of his concertante works, performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille conducted…
Press Releases: November 2017
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonies 6, 7 & 8 Rafael Kubelik, Orchestre de Paris, Wiener Philharmoniker, The Cleveland Orchestra PENTATONE PTC 5186250 PENTATONE’s third release from Rafael Kubelik’s acclaimed Beethoven cycle of symphonies in its Remastered Classics series is his commanding reading of the sixth, seventh and eighth symphonies performed by the Orchestre de Paris, the Vienna…
Press Releases: October 2017
Benjamin Britten Paul Hindemith Violin Concertos Arabella Steinbacher, Vladimir Jurowski , Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin PENTATONE PTC 5186625 Breathtaking virtuosity flows seamlessly with expansive lyrical passages and fiendish passagework in this commanding performance by Arabella Steinbacher of the restless and technically demanding violin concertos of Britten and Hindemith in this new release from PENTATONE, with…
Press Releases: September 2017
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonies 1 & 4 Rafael Kubelik, London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra PENTATONE PTC 5186248 The latest release in the Remastered Classics series from PENTATONE is Rafael Kubelik’s sprited and acclaimed reading from the 1970s of Beethoven’s first and fourth symphonies, performed with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Delightful,…