Prokofiev

Those who explore the hidden pathways of Russian music will find much to enjoy here [GT]

(Déjà Review) I don’t know whose idea this CD was, but it was a brilliant one [GPJ]

The Cleveland Orchestra stakes a claim to be currently the best in the world [DMD]

Szigeti’s final, catastrophic sessions for Mercury [JW]

An outstanding release of Prokofiev’s music by a top class Russian orchestra from the Urals [GT]

Pianist Valentin Malinin impresses with his technical ability, but with mixed musical results [LW]

Could be the recording that takes Milstein’s career out of the wings onto centre stage [DM]

(Déjà Review) A very clever idea to package Prokofiev’s two major film scores together [IL]

An interesting document, but only the Emperor adds significantly to the discography [SV]

Bland interpretations further compromised by compressed digital sound – stick to classic, vintage accounts [RMo]