Browse: SACD, Chausson (composer)

It seems to me that the Vienna Piano Trio, recorded in a generous but not too cloudy acoustic, capture the work’s character well: their performance has a natural flow which yet conveys its musical... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Mélodie has a particular association with the baritone voice, and Hampson’s charm, insight and care rightfully take their place in that tradition. Bearing the title ‘Serenade’, this collection... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Poème de l’amour et de la mer boasts a majestic sweep and grandeur all of its own and out of which Davislim, Tourniaire and a Queensland Orchestra firing on all cylinders squeeze every ounce... — Michael Quinn, bbc.co.uk, 15th January 2010 More…

Much of this repertory suits Sampson wonderfully well. Her silvery tone suggests fragility from the outset, while her restrained way with words admirably conveys the vagaries of desire, distress... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

The discovery of the disc are the songs by ‘Poldowski’ – a pseudonym for Régine Wieniawski…her songs prove nothing short of fabulous: warm, energetic and melodic, with a deep-set richness of... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…