London Symphony Orchestra

Accuracy matters, and violinist Renaud Capuçon has it in abundance..He is, though, much more than a technical sharp-shooter...Taken whole, this generous, richly enjoyable disc is an easy recommendation... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Lark Ascending is beautifully played, with pure, unforced tone, and in the unmeasured passages Benedetti imaginatively suggests the bird's unfettered, unpredictable flight. By contrast,... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 More…

He takes the view that a noble reticence suits Elgar’s emotional world just as well as the huge intensity of Jacqueline du Pré, whose early recording he cites as an inspiration. Often this approach... — The Telegraph, 10th January 2020 More…

This is a convenient, well-transferred compilation of some of the finest performances of music by a still-underrated composer. Bliss’s version of the Colour Symphony is better paced than many... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2020 More…

Chang and Pappano offer a fiercely communicative Symphony-Concerto (nb: EMI has reverted to the outmoded nomenclature of Sinfonia Concertante) and an equally distinctive, though more conventionally... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…