Capriccio

the performance of the Eighth has a sense of power and depth that makes itself felt from the very start. Tempos are on the swift side compared with the majority of recordings made in recent... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2022 More…

Talk about the “wow” factor. This symphony, and especially its finale, have it in spades...I can recommend Paternostro’s new recording enthusiastically and without reservation. — Fanfare, May/June 2020 More…

both scores are remarkably well played and recorded. The symphony had not been aired prior to these sessions yet Ariane Matiakh secures much more than a dutiful run-through — Gramophone Magazine, January 2016 More…

One can hear the influence of Mahler in the orchestral style of Weigl, his compatriot and near-contemporary. The performances here are lively, but finer details can struggle to emerge. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The festive fairytale by Maeterlinck for which Humperdinck wrote this incidental music is read here in German, so you may want to find a translation online. Or simply head to Disc 2, where the... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A too-easy consensus remains that the gold is suffused with corn, but while one is listening to these operas and songs, one is carried away by the gorgeous, dramatic music. Upon opening this... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2020 More…

The performances are attractive enough, and the Linos Ensemble is clearly an experienced band, but it ’s all a little sedate. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The performances make up in panache for what they lack in finesse. Markus L Frank drives both works hard, and the energy of Don Juan is particularly infectious. — Gramophone Magazine, February 2016 More…