Browse: Pascal Rophé (conductor)

Both pieces reaffirm Dusapin’s quartet cycle as among the most significant now emerging. — Gramophone Magazine, August 2017 More…

The excellent Pays de la Loire Orchestra, who accompany the two concertos in exemplary fashion, take centre stage in the album’s centrepiece, the Sechs Augenblicke...A very strong recording. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2024 More…

Two recent concertos – one for viola, one violin – by Swiss composer Michael Jarrell are each performed here by their dedicatees. His writing is spiky, full of demanding technicality from its... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

there is much to enjoy in this fascinating set which offers sensitive and refined orchestral playing, as well as especially outstanding vocal contributions from Véronique Gens and Michael Spyres. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

few can match Sampson’s overall sense of exuberant joy in these wonderful songs...The Tapiola Sinfonietta under Pascal Rophé are equally spirited, with shimmering strings and plenty of woodwind... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

[Bertrand] wears the piece lightly, dancing rather than carving through it, with a silvery line that can be ghostly or piercing but never gruff…her bright, neat staccato is effective even if... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

A major label investing in the future is cause for celebration: three cheers to Pahud and EMI for their advocacy of these thoroughly enjoyable pieces. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Both La boîte à joujoux and the similarly enchanting Children’s Corner are performed with deft panache by this quality orchestra, whose subtly shaded tone and style sound much more like those... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…