Hyperion

Rachmaninov meets Ivor Novello – these suave, sophisticated works are beautifully orchestrated, and lavished here with playing of unstinting poise. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony’s performances here are polished and graciously articulate…favouring poise and charm over heat and bite. There’s exhilaration, too, mind you… The Danse... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019More…

Scintillating ... Fine recording. Not to be missed — Classic CDMore…

[Sasha Cooke’s] even, expressive voice is equal to all technical demands and rises to tremendous intensity for ‘Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass’ while offering a deeply considered account of... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2016, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Hamelin and Les Violons du Roy play that gypsy finale [of the D major Concerto] with irresistable verve...If there's an incongruity between the sound of Hamelin's modern piano and that of the... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

There are many lovely things about this album including some delightful instrumental playing, but some of the solo work and chorus vocal balance could be tighter. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

I constantly admired his near orchestral range of sonority - his strength in grandiloquence and his hypnotic sustaining power in intimacy. Everything is played with total conviction — Gramophone MagazineMore…

It’s an extensive programme, encompassing a variety of styles and forces ranging from bassoon solo to small orchestral ensembles. There are some real treats, such as Bantock’s splendidly imaginative... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…