Harmonia Mundi

Lugansky captures the depth of emotion and sheer variety…he demonstrates a balance of power and poise that mark him out as a notable Rachmaninov interpreter. The Steinway model D sounds glorious. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…Baroque chamber-playing of the very highest order: sincerely conversational, emotive and finely nuanced. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2010 More…

Karthauser…is sensitive to Wolf’s sour-sweet, ever-shifting harmonies, and the raw nerves of the melodic line as it responds to the verse. And she is warmly supported by every nuance of accompaniment... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Goerne… and Schneider offer grave and solemn performances of Goethe's Mignon and Harper songs, before ending on a higher note, celebrating the eternal joy of love in 'Willkommen and Abschied'. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Goerne's renowned breath control … creates the hushed legato which is his hallmarl. This comes into its own in the Mayrhofer and Leitner settings, creating the mesmeric lilt of water and of... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Goerne is a virtuoso of the recording studio. He mostly keeps to a subdued, intimate murmur, and his molten legato is barely touched by consonants…Hinterhäuser’s flexible, tender accompaniment... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Jacobs draws a mood of passionate concentration, throwing into high relief that work's quasi-operatic drama...There's some persuasive playing, too, by the Berlin ensemble: taut strings, magisterial... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…sleek playing from the Berlin period instrument players, though the choir sounds too slim-line for the big moments. As Zadok, Mark Padmore moves around most of the notes with skill. Sarah... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, 3 out of 5 stars More…