Browse: SACD, Martin, F (composer)

In both works, the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, directed by Marcus Creed, produces an excellently-integrated sound, although they might have been bolder in defining climatic phrases in the... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Where has this fabulous choir been all my life? No choral strength you can name eludes them… Chandos’ usual lucid and unaffected notes, full texts and resplendent SACD-hybrid sound conspire with... — American Record Guide More…

Von Otter’s generous personality is reflected in the way she puts over every item, with care for text and a honeyed sweetness of tone…Admirers of the singer will certainly want it; and, if you’re... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Bryan certainly has complete mastery of the [Rouse's] technical and expressive demands, as she does in Ibert's Concerto of 1933...Her playing of Debussy's Syrinx, the ne plus ultra of the solo... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2013 More…

There is much stunning choral singing on this disc, beautifully blended tonally, precisely calibrated dynamically, and shaped with the measured skilfulness of a bespoke tailor. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…one of the most powerful and profound song cycles of the last century and unquestionably one of its best-kept secrets. …the young Dutch singer Christianne Stotijn rises to its demands… Die... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…