“she fares extremely well in major solo works by Rachmaninov...Every one of the numbers in the Op. 33 Etudes-tableaux is vividly and incisively characterised, and she conjures a wonderful depth of feeling and range of keyboard colouring...The Corell…
“Chandos’s young pianist Xiayin Wang excels again, affirming not only her phenomenal skill but also her clear affinity with Rachmaninov’s music.” --Gramophone Magazine, 22nd July 2014 “a very impressive disc it is...her technique sounds flawless.” -…
“Lucid detail, refined shaping, polished instrumental solos and a shrewd way with texture and rhythmic ebb and flow contribute to an interpretation as astutely conceived as it is vital in execution.” --Gramophone Magazine, October 2013 “this Bells m…
“Making her virtuoso credentials clear throughout, Wang dismisses every difficulty with nonchalant ease...this is a talent with a vengeance, the youthful partnership with Dudamel is ideal and both performances, recorded in Caracas, are understandabl…
Wherever internationally acclaimed cellist Sol Gabetta plays, she impresses with her captivating interpretations, her passionate, full-bodied play and her charismatic, conquering personality. Her great versatility of style and repertoire distinguish…
“Virtuosity is at the heart of this appealing, exhilarating disc...Collins first recorded the Weber, Messager and Lovreglio back in 1992...This time round, he lives up to the standards he set then, both in technical ease and in subtlety of phrasing.…
“Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony really knock it out of the park with this superb coupling of Rachmaninoff’s last two orchestral works. With its no-nonsense interpretation, powerful orchestral playing…and resonant, detailed sound, this disc…
Lilya Zilberstein was born in 1965 and began her studies under Ada Traub at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow at the age of six. She has the stamina required for the hammered chords in the peroration of the Third Concerto’s finale and the dexterity to…
“...here is a performance warmed by musicians who clearly love this symphony. On the whole this is a very 'straight' account, Slatkin only occasionally 'point-making'...but generally his tempos seem so sympathetically chosen that the…
"The box set Great Piano Concertos has been produced to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Naxos and draws on their extensive catalogue of concerto recordings. The recording quality varies from the older 1980’s recordings but there are some good…
“the piano writing already has the fluency of Rachmaninov's later music, and it's Vladimir Ashkenazy's treatment of that – wonderfully coloured and full-bodied without ever becoming overbearing – that's the main pleasure of this disc…