Browse: Berlioz - Benvenuto Cellini Overture

Various of these recordings were previously available as part of Philips’s long-defunct The Early Years series but the current collection is superior in all respects, a masterpiece of careful... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2020 More…

There's a lot of French music in this set: earthy readings of Poulenc’s Gloria and Les biches alongside a host of rarities...Walton’s Bach-inspired ballet The Wise Virgins is fun, and there’s... — The Arts Desk, 22nd July 2017 More…

the playing here is satisfyingly mellow and vibrant, with warm strings and sturdy woodwind, yet also refreshing and translucent. This is aided by Andrew Davis's tempos fairly spacious and unforced... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Haitink’s sane if not intoxicating choices provide firm ballast. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

here [Harold] comes across as a winner...The Lyon orchestra luxuriates in Berlioz’s instrumental colours, and the fillers include swaggering renditions of the Benvenuto Cellini and Roman Carnival... — Financial Times, 8th August 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This lively well-recorded disc. — Classic CD More…

This Harold in Italy takes a while to get going...Gergiev's pacing of the opening in its use of dynamics...Still, he brings out details in the score, and the third movement Serenade finds both... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…