Today, on the 18th of October, the largest record company Deutsche Grammohpon has released the long-awaited album of Daniel Lozakovich, the rising violin star who already won several prestigious competitions in Europe and the USA, and took the First Prize at the Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition in Ufa.
The None But The Lonely Heart CD, which features works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Concerto for violin and orchestra and a number of miniatures, including the Lensky Aria transcription, Valse-Scherzo and Meditation from the Souvenir d'un lieu cher / Memory of a dear place cycle), was recorded this spring with the participation of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia directed by Vladimir Spivakov (the orchestral tracks were recorded at the Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow International Performing Arts Center).
One can see the complete track list and purchase the Album on the Deutsche Grammohpon official website.
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The NPR’s new release: all Piano Concertos and Symphonic Dances by Rachmahihoff
This March the NPR has released three albums which feature all Piano Concertos (including Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini) and Symphonic Dances by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The recordings were made at the Moscow Performing Arts Centre in 2017–2018. You can listen to the albums in the "Multimedia / Audio" section.
The NPR is starting new recording sessions
On June 17, 2017, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia started a recording session of famous concert masterpieces to be released under the “Spivakov Sound” label. During eight days to follow there will be recorded works of Tchaikovsky (Piano Concerto No. 1), Rachmaninoff (Piano Concerto No. 2, Symphony No. 2), Prokofiev (Piano Concerto No. 3), Wieniawski (Violin Concerto No. 2), Bruch (Violin Concerto No. 1), Saint-Saëns (Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso) and Sarasate (Gypsy Airs), conducted by Vladimir Spivakov. Soloists – Alexander Malofeev (piano) and Clara-Jumi Kang (violin).
In accordance with the established tradition the recording will be done with the participation of German sound engineer and producer Philipp Nedel, a Grammy and ECHO award winner, a constant partner of such recorded music companies as Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Sony Music and Onyx. In 2015-2017 Nedel and his company b-sharp took part in the NPR's release under Sony Music's label of an album of Edvard Grieg's music “A Wounded Heart” (it can be heard in the “Audio Section), as well as in the recordings of Taneyev's “John of Damascus” Cantata (see “Sacred Russia”), Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony and “Eugene Onegin” and other music.