Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer | CD review

Aleksashkin/Akimov/Kapustinskaya/Mariinsky O & Chorus/Gergiev (Mariinsky, two SACDs)Presumably at Valery Gergiev's behest, the London Symphony Orchestra is making a special feature of the music of Rodion Shchedrin in its concerts at the Barbican next season. For anyone who doubts quite how appalling a prospect that is, a brief sample of the works on these discs should be enough to convince them to stay well clear. As if Shchedrin's dubious history during the Soviet era was not enough – he...

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