“…it is hard to believe that it is 27 years since he won the Cardiff ‘Singer of the World’ competition and immediately became one of the most sought after singers all over the world. The voice is so well-preserved, so beautiful and so expressive. Prokofiev’s War and Peace is one of the great epic masterpieces in the world of opera, and this scene finds the composer at his most romantic. Hvorostovsky’s Prince Andrei is here partnered with Asmik Grigorian’s Natasha and Irma Shiskova’s Sonya. They are both glorious singers and the two ladies soar so beautifully together in their duet.… To the successful result of this issue I mustn’t forget to point out the excellent contributions of the Helikon Opera Chorus and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia under the inspirational Constantine Orbelian. Of the many Dmitri Hvorostovsky recordings I have collected through the years the present one will have an honoured place on my shelves and I am sure it will in due time be one of my recordings of the year.” —Göran Forsling, MusicWeb International
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