Boulez is arguably the most influential figure in the world of music today — The Guardian More…

Interpreters of the late quartets have to convey what at times sounds like a stream of musical consciousness while respecting the many written markings. The Takács do better than most. For openers,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

In 2000 John Eliot Gardiner commemorated the 250th anniversary of Bach's death with theBach Cantata Pilgrimage, a year-long European tour by the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

What clinches my preference for this new version is the trio of soloists, led by the soaring, sensuous soprano of Marlis Petersen. Petersen's timing and her knowing humour are delightful, both... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2004, More…

Harnoncourt characteristically plays up the rhetorical boldness and vivid contrasts in these colourful, worldly symphonies. The boldest movement of all, the opening Vivace assai of L'Ours, No.... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, More…

This is mostly well-planned and executed recital mixes favourites with extracts from operas that have remained rarities, even with the increased interest in late 19th-century repertory. It begins... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

the sheer beauty and crystalline perfection of these performances from the Tallis Scholars, with those high-flying treble lines so radiantly recorded, make this an unforgettable and richly rewarding... — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 7th June 2005 More…

Les Troyens hasn't fared well on DVD, but this superb authentic-instrument performance of October 2003 from the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, equals Sir Colin Davis's pioneering original. Orchestrally... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…