PROKOFIEV: Peter & the Wolf (in French) (V5136)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.5 / SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture (V5252)
Gramophone Editor's Choice
“How refreshing in a work of such familiarity to find oneself unable to take a single bar for granted. Don't get me wrong, this isn't the kind of performance which draws attention to itself, which somehow courts individuality, but rather one which re-evaluates how phrasing relates to sound in pursuit of the greatest spontaneity.” - Gramophone, April 2012

The relationship between Sokhiev and his musicians in Toulouse is increasingly celebrated – Le Figaro described the partnership as ‘at the centre of the French musical life’ and Le Monde wrote of ‘Sokhievmania’ after a recent concert in Paris. His discography includes numerous highly acclaimed recordings for Naïve Classiques with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse. Their recording of Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony has received wide praise and was selected as Editor’s Choice in Gramophone.