Browse: Tapiola Sinfonietta (orchestra)

The virtuosity is breathtaking, yet nothing is hard-pressed, for the younger Kantorow has that hallmark of the greatest performers of always appearing to have plenty of time...In short, this... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It is no hardship to review yet another Saint-Saëns piano concerto recording when it is as good as this…Believe me, [Kantorow] is the real deal – a firebreathing virtuoso with a poetic charm... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

Right from the opening appassionato phrase on the G string, Jean-Jacques Kantorow goes for broke… Kantorow can be delicate too, while his brisk speeds… ensure that nothing sags - the second... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

I found the works on this disc an exciting discovery, and the performances are sui generis: Storgårds, Bezaly, and the musicians of the Tapiola Sinfonietta are all in top form. Sound quality... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2024 More…

few can match Sampson’s overall sense of exuberant joy in these wonderful songs...The Tapiola Sinfonietta under Pascal Rophé are equally spirited, with shimmering strings and plenty of woodwind... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

this profoundly engaging reading [of the Bridge] sets a new standard. [in Schelomo] nothing is forced or overdone, no rhetoric or posturing gets in the way of the work's own soulful expression...What... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Their Haydnesque scale and formal clarity suggest they're all early works. There's a passionately Strum und Drang quality to the bleak opening unisons, but Kraus was clearly a fine melodist;... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Aho shows that he understands the saxophone's capabilities, inventively blending and contrasting it with the strings. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…