CPO

Bacewicz’s music is always absorbing, with great rhythmic drive and underlying tension. The works on this beautifully performed disc add playfulness and sonic adventure to that drama. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The moody opening movement (Drammatico) of Symphony No. 3 lives up to its title here in a performance of energ y and drive under Łukasz Borowicz. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the 40-minute ‘Trilogia delle passioni’ is in his most grandiose, quasi-Straussian vein...If 1924 seems a bit late to be mounting a gargantuan symphonic exhibit, the music itself is mostly convincing,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Every operetta buff will want this, and I suspect everyone else will simply be swept along by the joie de vivre and sheer melodic flair of this underrated – but unarguable – classic of its genre. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2023 More…

The contributions of both Carolin Widmann and Luiza Borac impress with their conviction and musicality, and Peter Ruzicka draws impassioned playing from the orchestra. It’s difficult to imagine... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2022 More…

the performances themselves are very enjoyable. Both works come imbued with a nice sense of flexibility and flow, the chamber dynamic sounding already well-oiled, and the ensemble’s respective... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2023 More…

This new CPO set, the first, as far as I’m aware, to present the score uncut, fills an important gap, giving us a well-engineered modern account of the work...But it’s also an excellent achievement... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2016 More…

Genova and Dimitrov, who have devoted themselves to their duo since their student days, perform this technically demanding and richly imagined music with enormous affection and flair, conjuring... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…