BBC Radio 3’s Record of the Week (Record Review) has selected Rachmaninoff from Canellakis, a sweeping new release featuring Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Netherlands Radio Choir, conducted by Karina Canellakis.
In The Bells, radiant choral textures and richly coloured orchestration trace a journey from youthful shimmer and lyrical warmth to ominous tolling, overwhelming drama and a final vision of serene transcendence—illuminated by standout soloists Dmytro Popov, Kristina Mkhitaryan and Alexander Vinogradov.
BBC Radio 3’s Record of the Week praises: “It is a pretty impressive performance with Bass Alexander Vinogradov, compelling in his gravitas, carrying us through the fear of death to a heavenly conclusion as Canellakis puts it in her essay… Rachmaninoff from Canellakis on the PENTATONE label, this is my Record of the Week.”
Listen to the full episode here.
Rachmaninoff from Canellakis is out now on PENTATONE.
