2020

Beethoven: The 9 symphonies (Trevino) [5 SACD Hybrid]

Bach: Goldbergvariationer (Lang Lang) [2 CD]

Daniil Trifonov celebrates Russia's Silver Age on his new album featuring works by pioneering composers Scriabin, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev.<br/><br/>Daniil Trifonov pays homage to music created during a pivotal period in Russian history.<br/><br/>Daniil Trifonov's new album, Silver Age , recorded with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra, recalls a time when Russia's composers, poets, artists, dramatists and star performers were among the most original anywhere in the world. It illustrates the artistic audacity and brilliance of a turbulent era in the country's history with works by three of its most pioneering composers: Scriabin's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F sharp minor Op.20, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor Op.16 and Stravinsky's Three Movements from Petrushka . The tracklist also comprises Stravinsky's Serenade and excerpts from the composer's piano suite version of The Firebird , together with Prokofiev's Sarcasmes Op.17, Piano Sonata No.8 in B flat major Op.84 and the "Gavotte" from Cinderella Op.95 No.2<br/><br/>Daniil Trifonov's choice of music mirrors the inventive variety of this brief but explosive cultural moment. " Scriabin ," he notes, "wished to combine all aesthetic experience in a single, mystical, musical vision; Stravinsky unified the arts through a radical re interpretation of ballet; Prokofiev , meanwhile, embraced cinema as the most complete and modern synthesis of the senses."<br/><br/>Having paved the way for future artistic achievements, the spirit of Russia's Silver Age is justly celebrated in these new recordings.

Händel: Semele (Gardiner) [Digibook / 3 CD]

Frahm Nils: Tripping with Nils Frahm 2021 [Digipack / CD]

Rameau: Les boréades (Luks) [Digipack / 3 CD]

Verdi: Otello (Jonas Kaufmann) [Digibook / 2 CD]