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The Double Concerto… is far more than an interesting curiosity. Strongly shaped, impassioned and poetic, with warm, clear recorded sound, this is about as good a version as one could hope for. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

a hint of Rachmaninov's beloved Philadelphia string sound surfaces in a few portamentos, but there's no gloss. The beautiful, sombre line continues in a chain of superb solos for the central... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

At times the sound calls for a fair degree of tolerance but the ear quickly adjusts - and the actual music-making is a delight. A London Overture in particular evinces an entrancing flexibility,... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2009 More…

Recorded live under Penderecki’s baton, this disc is a terrific tribute to the great composer. With moments of shimmering subtleties and immense, piercing walls of sound, this is an utterly... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Both interpretations have impressive strengths, with Berglund's familiar and admirable no-nonsense directness everywhere in evidence, and with much fine and vividly focused orchestral playing... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

[The Isle of the Dead] has long been a Jurowski speciality and, unless you insist on the sensationally doom-laden, heavyfooted approach of late-career Evgeny Svetlanov (BBC, 1/08 et al), there... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

Both works are graced with strongly characterised playing under Jurowski’s precise direction. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…