Browse: Hi Res Download, Bloch, E (composer)

He delivers Bloch’s epic Schelomo with magnificent command, tracing its ark from lamentation to shrill anger back to resignation. Michael Sanderling and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra bring out... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022 More…

He takes the view that a noble reticence suits Elgar’s emotional world just as well as the huge intensity of Jacqueline du Pré, whose early recording he cites as an inspiration. Often this approach... — The Telegraph, 10th January 2020 More…

this profoundly engaging reading [of the Bridge] sets a new standard. [in Schelomo] nothing is forced or overdone, no rhetoric or posturing gets in the way of the work's own soulful expression...What... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Undoubtedly the most approachable music in this fascinating programme is Ligeti’s Sonata, already a firmly established favourite amongst cellists. Clein’s performance is exemplary, bringing requisite... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Schwartz’s warm, silky playing matches Fedorova’s rounded piano touch. The top of the bass range lacks the penetrating quality of its smaller relatives, but Schwartz compensates with gravitas... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

As one might expect, Clein delivers a powerfully committed performance, but also manages to avoid over-indulgence, negotiating the peaks and troughs of the music's volatile emotional language... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Fournier brings his customary nobility to [the Saint-Saens]...[Lalo's] music is appealing and Fournier's elegant approach makes the most of the attractive themes...[Kol Nidrei] is beautifully... — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

What’s so admirable about young French cellist Edgar Moreau’s recital is its expressive restraint, its tactful mediation between extrovert and withdrawn qualities in the music performed...This... — MusicWeb International, 26th June 2014 More…

Spirit-lifting music, essayed with great feeling and a touching sense of purpose; the DSD download sets new standards for piano recordings. — MusicWeb International, 22nd November 2016 More…