Scriabin: Symphony No. 1/ Rachmaninov: Six Choruses Orchestral & Concertos Choir Chandos

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The rich tones of the Russian State Symphonic Cappella are the first I would want to hear in such a work.

Gramophone

A highly accomplished reading of Rachmaninovs glorious Symphonic Dances …

Gramophone on CHAN 9759 (Symphonic Dances)

To my ears, though, Polyansky is even better. His tempos are generally just a little faster than Muti’s, but they give the music a stronger backbone. Larissa Kostyuk, Oleg Dolgov and the Russian State Symphonic Cappella are idiomatic too. If Muti impresses, Polyansky convinces.

International Record Review

This performance captures the symphony’s swift fluctuations between fleeting thematic ideas and the yearning lyricism which, at this early stage, still had its roots firmly in the Romantic tradition. The language is unmistakably Scriabin’s own, though, and the symphony’s emotional drive and power carry all before it towards the choral climax. Rachmaninov’s Six Choruses for women’s or children’s voices, here sung by women and recorded for the first time, are charming pieces, not on a par with his greatest music, perhaps, but with many haunting touches and with his familiar sensitivity to poetic moods.

The Telegraph

…strong, atmospheric performances…

The Daily Telegraph on CHAN 10104 (The Rock etc.)

Themes are suppley shaped, with yielding accompaniments and autumnal colourations. Climaxes are lovingly moulded and the whole texture shimmers and glows.

International Record Review on CHAN 9802 (Symphony

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