Accentus Music

the DVD itself is a colourful evocation of old Vienna that admirably demonstrates the power of DVD to add positively to what one merely hears on CD...The five Strauss waltzes are proficiently... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2012 More…

A theme of mortality lends the concert a chilling frisson, but Abbado’s strength of ideas and his ability to communicate them with such focus are the overriding qualities as you watch him in... — The Telegraph, 19th June 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Barenboim brings a real sense of direction to the musical argument. The narrative can be seen moving inexorably towards a thrilling and purposeful coda...the Berlin Staatskapelle plays superbly... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There's plenty of contrast [in the Shchedrin]: the misalliance of the two soloists, who only really come together in the climbing apotheosis; the cello in extreme registers; the piano's toccata... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This Fifth might even be caricatured as vaguely retro...The Leipzig team works hard to invigorate old-school expressive intentions with precise, sometimes glorious playing...The concerto may... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2020 More…

With first desk players of exceptional ability, the orchestra plays with exemplary polish and a fine sense of ensemble under their conductor Long Yu…Vengerov brings lustrous singing tone to... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Picture and Sound) More…

With first desk players of exceptional ability, the orchestra plays with exemplary polish and a fine sense of ensemble under their conductor Long Yu…Vengerov brings lustrous singing tone to... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Picture and Sound) More…

The piece that fits well with the New World is the concert overture, Othello…Nelsons conveys the work’s turbulent passions, with marvellous control over dynamics and articulation…the sense of... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…