Browse: Terje Tønnesen (conductor)

the grander Beethoven's ambition, the better Tønnesen's arrangement...Opp 130, 131 and 132 fast-track us to the heart of the matter. — Gramophone Magazine, August 2014 More…

This is an attractive programme, superbly performed and recorded with an ideal balance between detail and atmosphere in 5.0 surround sound. From solos to the weightiest of tuttis this is a band... — MusicWeb International, 2nd December 2014 More…

Nervous systems go haywire when confronted with committed performances of Janacek's two quartets. Imagine the impact, then, when both are carefully and selectively arranged for string orchestra...That... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Although playing modern instruments, the musicians take full account of 18th century performance practices, shaping and colouring phrases by bow pressure rather than sustaining them with vibrato.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Prepare yourself to embrace the bizarre and bonkers virtuosity of Restoration mad songs and works by Biber and Telemann in these arrangements by Terje Tønnesen and Mihkel Kerem…these are stylish... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Norwegian orchestra has the expressive resources to project all sides of the Lully, while they capture the light-hearted joie de vivre of the Strauss to perfection. The mock-ceremonial aspect... — Classical Music, March 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…