Sylvestrov - Elegie for string orchestra (2000-02)

After the tonal luminosity of the Bagatelles, the piercing dissonances at the opening of the Elegy exert a particularly poignant impact, as does The Messenger where the interaction between the... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Karabits senior's many full-orchestral thrashes are as turgid and over-scored as those in the more recent works of an admired colleague, Rodion Shchedrin...No reservations at all, though, about... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…