RCO Live

Benjamin’s song cycle … has a warm (and sometimes searing) sensuality which is eloquently projected by Bejun Mehta … Tan Dun’s Wolf… [is] a virtuoso vehicle for bass player Dominic Seldis, and... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

These are highly accomplished performances, the players blending beautifully — Gramophone Magazine, March 2016 More…

The performances here could hardly be faulted for their commitment, with the wide-ranging SACD sound and overall presentation up to the consistently high standard of earlier releases in this... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

Jansons' line up of Wagnerian soloists for this live Concertgebouw Mahler spectacular is possibly the most impressive since Georg Solti's classic 1971 recording...If this still doesn't rise... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…Mariss Jansons's… great lover is beefier if less nimble-footed than George Szell's (on Sony), with the woodwind repeated-note support crystal clear behind spacious strings. …Jansons's…Alpine... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Stensvold's Dutchman is noble and warm-toned, but conveys little deep feeling...That leaves the honours to Jane Henschel's lively Mary, and still more to Anja Kampe's Senta. Her voice has hardened... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This great programmatic symphony has never sounded as serene or tragic as it does in this live performance…The playing is immaculate, the interpretation all-of-a-piece. In the core Karajan repertory,... — Financial Times More…

Maris Janson's Brahms 2 is now top of my recommended list — BBC Music Magazine, Proms Issue 2005 More…

Denève’s spacious pacing is to the work’s advantage in many places…The tension of the final scene at the stake builds steadily, with superb French enunciation from both Dutch choruses and polished... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2019 More…