Browse: CD, Rozsa (composer)

The second volume in Chandos's survey of Miklos Rozsa's orchestral output gets off to an auspicious start with a beautifully nuanced performance from violinist Jennifer Pike of the Variations... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Philip Fowke plays all the pieces with affection and panache — Gramophone Magazine More…

Rózsa's Hungarian roots… were …expressed… in the Overture to a Symphony Concert… a bright and positive score which would grace any concert programme. Most impressive of all is the Tripartitia... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2008 More…

Pike immediately evokes memories of Heifetz with her silver purity of sound and quicksilver agility, inflected by a narrow, medium-fast vibrato. What sets her apart, however, is the gentle cushioning... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

What gives pleasure here are generally those works convincingly performed by the forces their creators originally intended. There are muscular, imaginative and witty solo pieces by Rózsa and... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 2 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Technically there is plenty to admire: in the Copland alone, there’s the smooth beauty of his liquid flow, plus peerless breath control, and a strong alliance with conductor Chris Hopkins and... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

It makes sense to put quartets by these Hollywood legends of old together, not just because they were cinematic contemporaries. There’s spikiness and melancholic romance to be found in both works,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…