Browse: LSO Live (label)

Not only does it feature superior orchestral playing, but Rattle’s wonderfully fluid approach, his magisterial control of rubato and keen sensitivity to all the different colours in this opulently... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

In seeing as well as hearing this concert, what comes over is Rattle's love for the music and the orchestra's wholehearted response: it all looks so terribly easy, though of course it's anything... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

When Sir Colin Davis conducted Walton's First Symphony at the Barbican it was greeted by ecstatic reviews – and rightly so. It was as though critics had suddenly rediscovered this iconic work,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

This thrillingly combustible account easily holds its own in the most exalted company. Davis's is a patient, noble conception, yet lacking absolutely nothing in thrusting drama, freshfaced character... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

a complete confidence exists between the LSO, in magnificent form, and its conductor.This disc is a climax to the series — BBC Music Magazine, January 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Jansons coaxes some extraordinary playing from the London Symphony Orchestra, with deep, rich strings, characterful woodwind and peerless brass. This performance also happens to have the most... — Presto Music, June 2014 More…

Labels such as LSO Live bring altered priorities and fresh perspectives. When did a studio-based company last contemplate recording Brahms's Double Concerto with soloists drawn from within the... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…