Shostakovich

Beauty and power triumph over darkness in Storgårds’ latest Shostakovich disc [NC]

(Déjà Review) That very rare bird indeed – an original film score that can stand on its own [PSe]

(Déjà Review) The programming shows real individuality; the recording is top-drawer and the playing first-class [CC]

Three magnificent Shostakovich performances [JQ]

(Déjà Review) A highly recommendable performance of two of the last century’s major chamber works [KS]

One of our greatest cellists in a revelatory performance from his younger days [WH]

(Déjà Review) A superb performance by all concerned; a worthy addition to the catalogue [JP]

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

An important musical document of a great live performance of Shostakovich’s Tenth by a legendary German conductor [GT]

Bravo, bravo, and thrice bravo; Kirill Petrenko’s Shostakovich sweeps the board [DM]

Well played and well engineered but lacking character [NB]

A delicacy and deftness of touch in the playing, allied with a natural sense of line and phrasing which can be both compelling and moving [CT]

A fine, live performance of Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony by a top-class Russian orchestra [GT]

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

A unique programme very well played and recorded but of variable musical value [NB]