Valery Gergiev / Lso/ Lso Chorus/ Denis Matsuev - Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / Stabat Mater AEC Music 'Halo' sounds a little more

'Halo' sounds a little more stripped down compared to 'Queen Of Time' and 'Under The Red Cloud

Sarah Nemtanu is one of the most dynamic musical figures on today's French scene

subtle shadings are there - but the prevailing spirit is strong-limbed engagement

and moved to Brazil when he was five years old

Sitting perfectly at the corded fringe between acid jazz and rising Britpop

Valery Gergiev / Lso/ Lso Chorus/ Denis Matsuev - Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / Stabat Mater AEC Music 'Halo' sounds a little more"A natural inheritor of Scriabinesque exoticism, Szymanowski brings out the best in Scriabin's most imaginative interpreters, which is why Gergiev proves such a convincing interpreter excellent playing from the LSO. Matsuev has his feet firmly planted on terra firma The gorgeous return to lushness in the second movement suggests an almost Ravelian sensibility Matsuev and Gergiev turn the finale into Szymanowski's danse generale." (Gramophone). "Stabat