Musik / klassiske symfonier

Orchestral works


Anmeldelser (4)


Presto classical

2022

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2022

"Sergey Taneyev was a monumental figure of late 19th-century Russian music. He was a student of Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky, and became teacher to Rachmaninov and Scriabin. Thomas Sanderling's acclaimed recordings of Taneyev's symphonies trace a development from the early influence of Brahms to a large-scale masterpiece in the final Fourth Symphony. This collection includes the mammoth overture Oresteia which has all the force of a Romantic symphonic poem, and the sublime cantata John of Damascus in which ancient sacred chant is woven into rich passages of expressive counterpoint".


MusicWeb international

2008 April

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Dan Morgan (musikanmelder)

2008 April

"Symphonies nos. 1 & 3: Although it's clearly derivative Taneyev's Symphony No. 1 strikes me as the more extrovert of the two ... For what it's worth these symphonies are not in the same league as, say, those of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov; for all his skill Taneyev surely belongs somewhere below Glière and Glazunov on the list of 19th-century Russian symphonists ... So a worthy issue, if not a particularly inspired one. The playing and conducting are perfectly adequate but it would be idle to pretend this is great music. Solid is a word that crops up in my notes more than once, and that is as honest a description of these symphonies as any".


MusicWeb international

2010 June

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Nick Barnard (musikanmelder)

2010 June

"Symphonies nos. 2 & 4: Throughout this disc the Novosibirsk orchestra prove to be really very good ... Despite being neither major or even particularly important in the pantheon of Russian music it receives a convincing and colourful performance here that will bring pleasure to those interested in the byways of 19th century Russian symphonic repertoire".


The gramophone

2022 September

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Rob Cowan (f. 1948)

2022 September

"Thomas Sanderling and the Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra bring levels of insight to the orchestral music of Taneyev, not least the four symphonies, the big-boned Fourth in my vies a indisputable masterpiece, superbly performed and recorded under Sanderling, quiet outstanding even in view of formidable rivalry from Neeme Järvo [et al.] ... The 46-minute 'Suite de concert' for violin and orchestra is another masterpiece (the soloist here, Ilya Kaler, is virtually in the David Oistrakh league) and among other works included is the 21-minute Overture to 'Oresteia', a sort of Russian 'Death and Transfiguration' ... If you're as yet unfamiliar with Taneyev's work, do acquire this set for the sake of the many musical riches that it has on offer".