Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2018)

Nelsons keeps a firm grip on the unfolding of the drama [in the 11th]. And here, as in the Fourth, his Boston Symphony Orchestra responds with supreme virtuosity from every section. Whether... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 5 out of 5 stars/4 out of 5 stars More…

The song-cycle Poems of Life (2017) is in the heart of this well-played, sumptuously scored programme…It is a beautifully conceived cycle…Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen sang the premiere in Virginia and... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018 More…

This disc showcases three commissions aimed squarely at the Canadian virtuoso’s dazzling skillset. At the centre is a concerto by James Newton Howard…The work is lyrical, wildly cavorting and... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Sulayman’s approach tends more towards the lyrical than the rhetorical – his lucid, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma best suited to melodious arias rather than the text-driven stile recitativo…Under... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Bates’s vocal writing can be taxing, though its challenges are all wonderfully met in the recording…Edward Parks gives a terrific central performance as Jobs, capturing both this charisma and... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2018 More…