Browse: LAWO (label)

He is a great melodist and no one should be ashamed of wallowing in the beauty of his songs. Marianne Beate Kielland has recorded many marvellous discs and the present one is a further feather... — MusicWeb International, June 2015 More…

The performances are always well-schooled and sometimes more than that...this disc makes a useful one-stop shop for anybody interested in rarities from this intoxicating period — Gramophone Magazine, June 2013 More…

This is an elegant and convincing instrument, characterised by its variety of 8ftcolour and free reeds, strongly suggestive of a creative path to eclecticism via a specific 19th-century model,... — Choir & Organ, March 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the English Suite’s prelude is fantasy-like and a bit mysterious, with the mood enhanced in a slightly Romantic style by Mortensen. The Gavotte is extremely French, with a nod towards the folk... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

The performances and recording quality are at the highest professional level, although a more helpful set of program notes could have assisted the listener. This is not a disc for everyone. But... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Artificial-sounding reverb mars the authenticity of the massed string sound – and serves to mask some imprecision in the ensemble playing. Solo passages emerge nicely, though, and the combination... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…