Pentatone

The suspense, vibrancy and richly layered musical textures of chorus and band have no equal in the discography. The Witches’ scene is an exuberant Gothic festival, with creepily dilating long... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A dramatically convincing, unassuming account [of the Unfinished]...‘The Great ’ – the Ninth – in C major is equally pacily driven when required. There is an echo of Janowski’s facility with... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Alisa Weilerstein’s sound has a generous warmth, and Barnatan’s has a delicate malleability, so these players complement each other nicely. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

When it comes to sheer vitality and warmth, this Texan ensemble doesn’t hold back…Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s is an interpretation full of theatricality, with a sure sense of the monumental. It’s... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2016 More…

it is impossible not to be won over by her charm in the video interview, in which her sincerity about finding the music's soul and sharing it with an audience is palpable. The trouble is that,... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2012 More…

An enthusiastic transcriber himself, Bach would surely not have objected, but he might have questioned the benefits...In any event the performances are generally joyous and unbuttoned. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Much thought and care have gone into devising this musical love letter to Vienna from Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2021 More…

Lang’s music is subtle yet affecting in its unsentimental exploration of the human condition, and is met here with a performance of sensitivity and poise. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…