St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra reviews
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Preludes, etc
Anna Fedorova (piano); St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra/Modestas Pitrenas (Channel Classics)
A 'satisfying and unusual' recording of violin works by Prokofiev
Quite a double whammy, this. Not only is the programme as a whole both satisfying and unusual, but also Rosanne Philippens’s startling partnership with the excellent St Gallen Symphony Orchestra and Otto Tausk puts her Prokofiev Second Violin Concerto right at the top of the many recent recordings – her (Dutch) compatriot Janine Jansen’s included. This most natural of concerto recordings was made in St Gallen’s Tonhalle, which must be very fine on this evidence.