Rachmaninoff: Symphony No 1

Performance: ****½ Recording: **** ‘This disc is a worthy successor to the conductor's previous Rachmaninov recordings and admirers of those need not hesitate to add this one to their libraries.’
HR Audio.net

Performance: **** Recording: **** ‘The LSO plays, as always, splendidly for Valery Gergiev. The general excellence and detail of their performance is remarkable.’
BBC Music Magazine

‘Full blooded and engrossing… the performance revealed the genius of this strange, haunted piece [Rachmaninov Symphony No 1].’
The Telegraph

‘Rachmaninov surely dreamt of a performance such as this. [Balakirev’s Tamara] deserves more exposure.’
Seen and Heard International

‘This music [Rachmaninov] would appear to form part of Gergiev’s cardiovascular system, the LSO playing throughout at its considerable best. [Balakirev’s Tamara] drew from Gergiev and the LSO a performance of distinction.’
Classical Source

‘This is music Gergiev clearly believes in and that translated itself to his players… Here was Gergiev at his best.’
Bachtrack

'Again, Gergiev returns to the luxuriant character of the score. The characterisation of intention are unparalleled in discography'
Classica