ECM

Recent compositions, while not relinquishing the ethereal beauty we associate with Pärt, have seemed less confident in their serenity… A sense of anxiety pervades the oldest piece… Mein Weg…... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

When Hartmann opted for internal exile during the Nazi era, he took with him some key influences from the free musical world. Beam up around 0'33" into the third movement of the 1939 Concerto... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Buniatishivili delivers a bravura performance of the first movement's powerful arpeggios and octaves, and the finale is strongly characterised, the almost modernistic sul ponticello tremolando... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, 3 out of 5 stars/4 out of 5 stars More…

…some soothing music-making - the improvised pieces are gentle and undemanding on the listener - broken up occasionally by the more forcefully active and virtuoso music of the sonatas, which... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2006 More…

…Apollon Musagète is the most substantial work on the disc, and the performance is characterised by impeccable balance, lithe phrasing and some effective solo playing, especially from the leader.... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…