Browse: Concertos, Aho (composer)

Those who cherish earlier versions of Neilsen's masterpiece… will know how deep this music runs and how haunting it is. The young Swedish clarinettist give what I must say is the most searching... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It is plain to hear why the composers were so inspired by her artistry, and also why BIS is making a significant commitment of recording her: this is the most technically assured, breathtakingly... — Fanfare More…

Virtuosity in the service of imagination is the abiding impression of all Aho's concertos, and the quality of soloists, orchestra, conductor and recording here is fully up to that of the music... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2014 More…

There’s a chamber-like intensity to this concerto – a heightened instrumental clarity if you will – and oboist Piet Van Bockstal is a gentle and evocative soloist throughout...Fine music and... — MusicWeb International, 15th May 2013 More…

Aho’s concerto combines dissonance with an elegant Nielsen-like sound-world. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

…Aho's ascetic-declamatory vein (imagine the most stygian late Schnittke but with a greater sense of direction and purpose) encourages and rewards rehearing, as do the superb playing and recording. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2007 More…