Deutsche Grammophon

Drone Mass speaks in a musical language that is immediately accessible when one first encounters it, yet at the same paradoxically retains a sense of shadowy mystery even after many listenings. — David Smith, Presto Music, 23rd December 2022 More…

The outer movements are so deliciously light, like the most perfect soufflé, executed with disarming insouciance by pianist and orchestra alike...You could not wish for a more atmospheric account... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2015 More…

The Leningrad Symphony was composed in haste as the Nazis sieged and bombarded the city (in 1941). It caused an immediate sensation, but posterity has been less enthusiastic. What business has... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Mravinsky's legendary stereo London recordings now remastered, at half the price they used to be. Great performances makes this essential for every library. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

the wonder is that in the circumstances the performance emerges so taut, dramatically focused, and exactingly crafted...singing off-score, his choir doesn’t so much relay the narrative as inhabit... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

he really is phenomenal: this music seems to flow out of him with such relaxed and elegant perfection — BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

quite an emotional experience — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…