Browse: LPO (label)

Helmchen shows himself adept in all aspects of No. 1's quirky humour and satirical modernism, No. 2's playful high spirits and - in the famous Andante - a nostalgic romanticism Rachmaninov might... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The pairing with the young Nézet-Seguin is inspired, the conductor finding perfect tension at the opening of K466. This is one of the great Mozart performances, up there with Haskil, Brendel... — International Piano, July 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[Violin Concerto] Repin has a superb sense of line and a wonderful cantabile. Tensile and lyrical, his playing is mesmeric. The LPO are also on form, the Scherzo stunning in every respect. A... — Classical Music, September 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…Mark-Anthony Turnage… is one of the most distinctive sound worlds in modern music. The four orchestral works on the LPO disc are full of the driven, dancing rhythms, the garishly brilliant... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Both Sibelius works come across very strongly here...Saraste sees these works whole. Always the right thing seems to happen at the right time. The sense of growth from a simple but potent musical... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Tennstedt’s Petrushka has a rugged feel…The orchestra really digs into the score, relishing its earthy, folklike qualities…The 1919 Firebird Suite is – forgive the pun – a slow burn of a performance.... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2018 More…

so wholeheartedly is Jurowski immersed in its [the Overture’s] spirit. — Classical Ear, 10th April 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…