Presto Recordings of the Year, Haydn (composer)

His interpretations, graceful and finely-etched before, now have a more rugged depth, and the new variants on his own cadenzas speak of experience…His own arrangement of Mozart’s heavenly ‘Geme... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2017, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

The Chiaroscuro Quartet revel in the composer's play of ideas...It was the interpretation of No. 5 that blind-sided me on a first listening...This is a deeply absorbing reading, and can make... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2017, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

There is much to admire here thanks to Ólafsson’s superb pianism, most notably in Haydn’s Sonata No. 47, Mozart’s little C major Sonata and his Adagio in B minor; his Kleine Gigue goes like... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

In performances of such freshness, verve and chamber transparency, the concept works...You’d go far to find performances of the Haydn concertos that match Alisa Weilerstein’s mix of stylistic... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2018More…

Ardent, brilliant, stately: mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey probes the inner states of the mythical Cretan princess Ariadne…Cohen adds hugely to these performances, in the Haydn especially. Cohen... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

the performance matches the high standards of McCreesh's previous grand choral projects...McCreesh revels in Haydn's masterly skills in writing for orchestra, choir and soloists...The choir's... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2017More…

The Basel Chamber Orchestra present a sound that is a touch sweeter than Il Giardino Armonico’s, although that familiar period-instrument ‘spit’ is still never absent...That sweetness suits... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2018More…

With a first-rate trio of soloists, the accomplished Collegium Vocale Gent and the period sonorities of the Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, the results are thoroughly satisfying. — Choir & Organ, May 2015, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Järvi is good at bringing out the music’s humour...Mind you, Järvi’s clock runs very fast...The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie of Bremen is on its toes throughout, and the recording does the playing... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

While holding in reserve the sonorous depths and gradations of pedalling offered by the modern grand piano, his touch is predominantly light, with an evenness of figuration and crispness of... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 5 out of 5 starsMore…