Testament

The world premiere of Four Last Songs in its best transfer ever, plus some previously unissued Wagner from the same concert. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This 1951 mono recording set the benchmark for many years, and so it probably did much to establish the current, questionable norms of tempo. But it's superb performance, played with skill... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 More…

The strong emotions that soloist and conductor doubtless felt within six months of the composer's death ensure that there is more than enough raw and authentic feeling to counter any purely... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2010 More…

this Testament release of Rostropovich in his debut at the Aldeburgh Festival catches the cellist somewhere near his early and all-conquering best — Gramophone Magazine, July 2017 More…

Although many accounts of the Prokofiev have appeared over the years, none has approached, let alone surpassed, the Hollywood version of the Second Quartet. The same would no doubt apply to... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

For anyone lucky enough to have secured a ticket few orchestral concerts have remained so vividly in the memory as the one given by Karajan's incomparable Berlin Philharmonic in London's Royal... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Canciones populaires espanolas could not be sung with greater feeling...it has lost none of its ability to enchant and remains one of the most eloquent of Souzay's song records. — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…