Pentatone

As Julia Fischer explains in the booklet-notes to this, her first CD, she has an abiding love of the Khachaturian Concerto, a work she found impossible to sell to concert-promoters. The freshness... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Those expecting provocative speeds and micromanaged detail from Jacobs might be surprised at the centrality of his reading. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2022 More…

This thrilling new release of the Transylvanian composer’s music for string quartet embraces three contrasting periods of his output...These players, who have specialised in modern music since... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Rossini’s late masterpiece for scaled-down forces is a palatable, varied work that is heard here in its fully orchestrated form. The recorded sound slightly muffles the chorus sound though,... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Blomstedt’s attention to detail is admirable, and his performances are wonderfully controlled. Perhaps the Symphony’s slow movement lingers a little more than necessary, but the orchestral playing... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It’s been worth the wait. Each piece reflects absolute clarity of intention, even in the case of the longest and most episodic one, ‘Ricordanza’...The Sonata in B minor gets a noble reading... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Moser is an unfailingly elegant soloist…the Tchaikovsky Variations have a suitably Rococo grace and spirit — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Playing with depth and naturalness but above all a sense of theatre, [Moser] shapes an animated performance [of the Lutosławski] together with Thomas Søndergård and the Berlin orchestra. With... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…