Browse: LAWO (label)

Sidsel Walstad takes a very individual approach to this concerto, playing with a delicately fine, ethereal tone that is unexpected in such earthy music. She’s wholly convincing, however, providing... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2020 More…

There’s a winning simplicity to Kvandal’s songs for soprano and organ, sung here with graceful ease by Lina Johnson and interspersed with characterful short organ works. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Not an obvious coupling, but a very effective on, with light-spirited Mozart placed in contrast with the darker shades of Schoenberg. Winning performances in both works, too. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Norwegian orchestra has the expressive resources to project all sides of the Lully, while they capture the light-hearted joie de vivre of the Strauss to perfection. The mock-ceremonial aspect... — Classical Music, March 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Crystal clear at the top, breathily seductive in its lower reaches, Tora Augestad’s mezzo voice is as versatile as it is enticing. Could she, though, occasionally conjure up a little more sass... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…

the music’s range and richness of invention seem to be endless, yet never forced, qualities that are happily conveyed at every point by this Norwegianbased quartet. Their collective approach... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[Draagen] demonstrates the instrument in a programme highlighting various unique features, to which he draws attention in his own booklet-notes. The recording does him proud...in Eben's 'Moto... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2015 More…

Playing a square piano from the 1830s...Asheim brings Chopin's Mazurkas to vivid life with fascinating rubato, intimate tone and rhythmic flair. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This instrument has a gorgeously gentle tone, the antithesis of French pungency and a sound which pleasantly emphasises the lyrical qualities of Bach’s Chorale Preludes, though I can imagine... — MusicWeb International, 29th July 2014 More…