Pavel Kogan – Alto CD

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 / Nutcracker Suite

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:36:57 +0000

A fiery reading of Tchaikovsky’s final symphony from the end of the Soviet era

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“Outright superb with a warm and close recording of the woodwind detailing of the first movement… blisteringly imaginative Tchaikovsky! Not once does Rozhdestvensky loosen his extraordinary grip. It’s even more effective than the Mravinsky-Leningrad.”
— Rob BarnettMusicweb International

Available for the first time ever in the West, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducts a brilliant performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (`Pathetique`). Appearing alongside is a joyful and thrilling Nutcracker Suite by the Moscow State Symphony and Pavel Kogan, whose Alto recordings of the Rachmaninov Symphonies have been hailed for their brilliance.

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:35:50 +0000

“Kogan is clearly intent on delivering out and out superheated performances. In this he is aided by a red-blooded orchestra and by an unruly and sumptuous resonant acoustic that does nothing to play down the thunder. … Overall this is a generous and inexpensive disc with big-hearted performances fully engaged with the elemental Russian temperament. They are captured in fine technicolor recordings that are eminently suited to these broodingly coloured and impassioned works.”
— Rob Barnett, Musicweb International

First CD release of these spectacular recordings of Sergei Rachmaninov’s last two symphonic works, performed with virtuoso flair by the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra under the dynamic leadership of Pavel Kogan and captured in audiophile sonics by the legendary team of Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz.

Symphony No.3 in a minor, Op.44

[1] Lento (16:45)
[2] Adagio (12:40)
[3] Allegro (12:27)

Symphonic Dances, Op.45

[4] Non allegro (11:45)
[5] Andante con moto: Tempo di valse (9:55)
[6] Lento assai – Allegro vivace (13:27)

Total playing time: 77:12

Recorded Moscow Film Synchro Studios, October 1990
Producer: Joanna Nikrenz
Engineer: Marc Aubort
Remastered for by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk)

Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:35:50 +0000

Rachmaninov Symphony No.2

Catalogue Number: ALC 1031

“The Second is simply tough to bring off in the studio, and Kogan’s quite fresh account got me listening again, after a string of disappointing runs-though on disc. … This Alto CD makes an excellent bargain choice, given the generous couplings.”
â€” Paul Ingram, Fanfare

First CD release of these spectacular recordings of Sergei Rachmaninov’s most popular symphony plus the popular Vocalise and rarely-heard Scherzo in d minor , performed with virtuoso flair by the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra under the dynamic leadership of Pavel Kogan and captured in audiophile sonics by the legendary team of Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz.

Symphony No.2 in e minor, Op.27

[1] Lentoâ€”Allegro moderato (17:46)
[2] Allegro molto (8:59)
[3] Adagio (16:05)
[4] Allegro vivace (11:14)

[5] Vocalise (8:17)

[6] Scherzo in d minor (5:06)

Total playing time: 68:05

Recorded Moscow Film Synchro Studios, October 1990
Producer: Joanna Nikrenz
Engineer: Marc Aubort
Remastered for by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk)