ica classics

The pianist endows these pieces with dignified maturity and a sense of poetry...the performances complement those studio accounts by reflecting Gilels's palpable engagement and desire to communicate... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These are thoroughly Romantic interpretations of Schumann’s Second and Fourth Symphonies – and certainly none for the worse for that. The Santa Cecillia orchestra offers fine playing throughout. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Menuhin’s Mozart performances are warm-toned and full of feeling... This is a fine interpretation — classicalsource.com, February 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

We don't think of Barbirolli as specially associated with Britten's music...His response to the Serenade for tenor, horn and strings's range of sounds and moods is memorable nonetheless...Sibelius's... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The Chopin items are chaste and tender perfection, every phrase caressed and yet totally without self-indulgence; and the Falla Ritual Fire Dance is a thrillingly unbridled encore. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Vintage Boult performances recorded at the Proms. The Brahms has tremendous forward momentum, while the Mendelssohn exudes virtuosity. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Breathtaking pianism from Gilels: Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 2 is titanic and tender by turns, and his opening phrase of Beethoven Four is near-miraculous. Ropey sound quality, but worth it. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…