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Where this set really comes into its own is with the 20th-century concertos, most especially the Berg, a work whose combination of Romantic cantabile, emotional thrust and tonally stretched world-weariness... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Danish String Quartet’s Prism series is building into an exceptionally rewarding venture…The remarkable precision of the Danish is apparent throughout, moving as one organism whether in the... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

While its membership has changed over the decades…its trademark tonal beauty, sensitively attuned ensemble and technical splendour is amply on show in this recording…Bartók’s String Quartet No.... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The orchestra shows off its own credentials in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, which starts at a terrific lick, and is incredibly exciting. It takes a little while to settle in rhythmic detail, but... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The most interesting angle here is the varied instrumental staging and microphone placements...Listening conventionally, it's the Beethoven that makes the strongest impressions, with vivid antiphonal... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2010 More…

The young Lorin Maazel puts the Stuttgart Orcdhestra through its paces in muscular renditions of Beethoven. Despite moments of untidiness, the Bartók is exciting. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…