Capriccio

This is not the first recording [of Concerto No. 5], though the only other version – performed by Masahiro Kawakami (on Exton) – is hard to purchase outside Japan. In any case, this new recording... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The playing of Isabelle van Keulen is what one has come to expect of her. It is musicianship of the highest order, filled with great sensitivity and a firm control of her technique. While the... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

From the orchestral overture of the first concerto, the Wiener KammerOrchester capture the attention with their dynamism and spirit. The piano itself responds with engaged playing, brilliant... — Diapason, April 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The most successful performance on this album is the Piano Concerto, which probably dates from 1906-09, though opinions vary. Here Triendl is entirely at home with the work’s mix of the grandeur... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2021 More…

From the big-boned War and Peace suite to the refinement of the lyrical Harp Concerto, this makes an excellent introduction to Rota’s various talents as a composer. His 1967 Concerto for Strings,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A too-easy consensus remains that the gold is suffused with corn, but while one is listening to these operas and songs, one is carried away by the gorgeous, dramatic music. Upon opening this... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2020 More…

A welcome disc of works by the German Romantic composer. The performances are robust; the symphony a discovery. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…