Browse: Schumann Complete Symphonic Works (series)

Kopatchinskaja is typically bold and provocative in Schumann’s Violin Concerto…where it works really well is in the slow movement, Kopatchinskaja exposing the fragility of Schumann’s writing... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Easily one of the most attractive collections of this music…Holliger’s clear-sighted interpretations, revealed in sound that is focused without being over-analytical — Gramophone Magazine, August 2016 More…

Holliger is particularly good at bringing out light and shade in Schumann’s orchestration and highlighting inner details…the Konzertstücke for four horns, magnificently executed by the orchestra’s... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Holliger’s profound empathy for Schumann shines through these outstanding performances which sustain a miraculous transparency of orchestral texture without sacrificing expressive intensity. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013 More…

An intimate account of the Cello Concerto from Oren Shevlin is tellingly offset by the Fourth Symphony's high drama, meticulously paced by Heinz Holliger. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Holliger brings amazing textural clarity to the composer's orchestration without ever sacrificing the expressive intensity of the musical argument. The Cologne orchestra responds superbly with... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…