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His concert begins with Schubert’s Impromptu No.3 in B flat major from the D.935 set. There is such facility and tonal lustre here, and a dappled, songful lightness propelled by the deftest of... — MusicWeb International, August 2012 More…

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…

though it has been issued on various labels, this ICA Classics recording is the best I have heard...after Act 1, in which [Callas] still does many wonderful things, her performance is on a level... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Rozhdestvensky shows a master’s touch – not a whiff of vulgarity – and the orchestra plays with finesse and brilliance. Janácek’s Taras Bulba, recorded at a 1981 Prom, is another sizzler. — Financial Times, 7th December 2013, 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…

The 1976 performance [of the Brahms]...has its share of rough playing (the orchestra is no LPO) but as compensation the emotional temperature is higher than in any other Tennstedt recording of... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" is a powerfully emotional piece under any baton, but in this shattering interpretation Bashmet digs down to its darkest depths to reveal its true Slavic soul. And his... — The Observer, 8th May 2011 More…

His Brahms Third Symphony is idiomatic in a traditional German way, while his Debussy La Mer has a thrilling boldness that does not preclude many subtleties. Best of all is Janet Baker singing... — Financial Times, 22nd February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…