Browse: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)

Goossens revels in quick-changing, imaginative orchestral textures, succulently displayed in Chandos’s typically lustrous and wide-ranging recording. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

All the soloists are excellent, and thoughtful casting among the four baritones and bass-baritones has allotted the Israelite father to Matthew Brook, who brings just that touch of extra warmth... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Ehnes’ urgent and energetic finale [of the Khachaturian] is full of gypsy spirit and freshness without feeling too sweet-toothed...This rather unusual mix of concerto and chamber music only serves... — MusicWeb International, 3rd June 2014 More…

Li’s staggering virtuosity makes light weather of Vivaldi’s hail and brimstone...The Melbourne players respond to Li’s passionate approach in like measure, and there’s some delightful banter... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Performances throughout are pretty much exemplary, these combined Melbourne and Sydney forces straining every sinew under Sir Andrew Davis's lucid lead, and they have been accorded sound of splendiferous... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2013 More…

The performances make a feisty and persuasive case for both works, with Howard Shelley savouring the incisive brilliance of the Concerto's solo part. And in his last recording before his death... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This set gives an invaluable historical cross-section of Antipodean singers in both commercial and rare archive recordings. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

everyone should appreciate Davis’s subtle dynamic shadings, heartfelt phrasings, and the finale’s magical tapestry of universal harmony…you cannot fault the performance’s warmth or the haunting... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…