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Goerne’s background in Lieder serves him well, but Grigorian makes the whole performance. This takes nothing away from the perfectly satisfying conducting of Mikko Franck and the excellent playing... — Fanfare, Mar/Apr 2024 More…

Willis plays Mozart’s Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat, K495, demonstrating her gift for characterful and radiant solo performance. The Havana Lyceum’s orchestral playing matches hers with their... — The Guardian More…

It’s all beautifully performed, with pinsharp ornamentation, gloriously held suspensions and warm, well-placed vibrato. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024 More…

Van Mechelen pays fitting tribute to Legros, focusing on tasteful lyricism and beauty rather than on virtuosic display...He is at his best as the pastoral lover, when the luminous timbre of... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The pedigree of the Tonhalle players shines through in the pointing of the finale’s more humorous moods and in the great Wagner threnody with which the Adagio ends, the playing of the horns... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2023 More…

It is the Little Russian (so-called for its preponderance of songs from the Ukraine) that impresses most...Järvi jumps in enthusiastically, feet first, the Tonhalle entirely with him. Järvi... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The theme is love, but there’s nothing coy or sugary about either music or performances that embrace extremes of emotion and expression...Much of this is theatre music, and in the absence of... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2021 More…

In these performances with the admirable Konzerthaus Orchestra, what emerges above all is the uniquely glowing sound of Weber’s orchestration, with its very special use of horns and winds. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…