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Christian Gerhaher is one of the most exciting German baritones on the Lieder scene at the moment, with his outstanding natural voice, immaculately groomed to enable a powerful musical sculpting... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2006, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Järvi is good at bringing out the music’s humour...Mind you, Järvi’s clock runs very fast...The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie of Bremen is on its toes throughout, and the recording does the playing... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

The pacing of each movement is majestic.
Not too fast in the first movement; a slow, contemplative tread in the second; animated, but capable of opening out into something more leisurely in... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

Tilson Thomas has managed the impossible: a totally satisfying overview of Ives's genius on one sixty-five minute cd. Songs, symphonies, psalms and tone poems - they're all represented, and... — John Armstrong, bbc.co.uk, 20th November 2002More…

On paper it seems an unlikely pairing. On disc, however, it is something of a triumph, a recording that is far more than a mere souvenir d'occasion of a memorable night in Carnegie Hall. Intriguingly,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

…outstandingly imaginative piano playing of Gerold Huber. He counterpoints voice and piano with the subtext within the settings, often with revelatory results. Both Gerhaher and Huber pace... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2010, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

This was a strong contender in an overcrowded field when it was first released. You'd be hard pressed to find either a more positive or a more intelligent Turiddu or Santuzza than Domingo or... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…