RECORDS / New Releases: Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin. Hvorostovsky, Focile, Schicoff, Orchestra de Paris/Bychkov (Philips, CD)
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Young Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky is the sell on this new issue: dark-timbred, beautifully cultivated in tone, and better heard in the recording studio than at Covent Garden recently. Nuccia Focile has a refreshing, watery lucidity as Tatyana, tremulant with heart-rending expectation in the Letter Scene. And although Semyon Bychkov's tempi can be slow, the score feels nurtured and its details lovingly prepared. A good addition to a catalogue that doesn't shine with all-round recommendable Onegins.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments