ica classics

These performances would surpass all superlatives under any circumstance, but what makes them especially incredible is that, despite Boult being in his nineties, they sound like the interpretations... — Classic FM Magazine, August 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The symphonic fragments from Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien – erotic almost to the point of indecency – are an absolute knockout, while La Mer is darkly turbulent...The Philharmonia's playing... — The Guardian, 11th October 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[In] Karajan’s supple, seductive version of Ravel’s Rhapsodie espagnole, the Philharmonia strings ideally responsive. A lean, driven Tchaikovsky 4 is phenomenally exciting; opening with a really... — The Arts Desk, 10th March 2018 More…

Cziffra's potent combination of gypsy-like abandon with absolute control of rubato and cumulative build-up makes for very exciting listening. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The present disc has indisputable documentary significance. With Soviet bloc tanks newly arrived on the streets of Prague on August 21, 1968, the Shostakovich...risked being seen as 'oppressor's... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 More…