Browse: Opera, Hindemith (composer)

The late Stefan Soltész brings expert control to this challenging score, which is performed well enough by the Munich Radio Orchestra. The cast do a decent job, too, with Torsten Kerl’s powerful... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2023 More…

Does it succeed? Emphatically, yes. The sheer weight and superior blend of these Dutch players is a wonder to behold. However, all that technique doesn’t count for much unless it’s firmly focused... — MusicWeb International, 13th April 2015 More…

Hindemith’s reputation as a soulless, functional operator is belied by the three works here, which are, in turns, witty (Das Nusch-Nuschi), eerily unsettling (Sancta Susanna) and dramatic (Symphony... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The sound quality throughout the set is often rather better than you might expect, given the clandestine nature of the enterprise and the age of the originals...What a wonderful privilege, being... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 More…

A Buxtehude cantata is followed by a schmaltzy Schumann arrangement: Shumsky's radiantly passionate violin brings many surprises in this bulging collection, chiefly taken from radio broadcasts. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…