Browse: Gramophone Awards, 1989

By common consent, Mitsuko Uchida is among the leading Mozart pianists of today, and her recorded series of the piano sonatas won critical acclaim as it appeared and finally Gramophone Awards... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Another treasure-trove for those who want to explore the neglected beauties of late medieval music — American Record Guide More…

Abbado's is an outstanding set in every way. Rarely has he made recordings of the central Viennese classics which find him so naturally sunny and warm in his expression. The playing of the Chamber... — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

In an ideal world, operatic recordings would always evolve in this way...We've a real sense here of Gershwin's community, a feeling of oneness with the piece from singers who've not only lived... — Gramophone Magazine, June 1989 More…

The singing is delightful: neoclassical crispness of articulation goes with refined textures that convey the ripe humour of the one piece, the tender poetry of the other.The inclusion of [the... — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

If you know that feeling of expectancy, of vast potential energy, at the outset of a great symphony, you'll surely respond to the opening of Simpson's Ninth – and be wholly engrossed. You'll... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Glyndebourne's epoch-making production, taken to the recording studio two years later, helped cement the work's reputation as one of the greatest 20th-century operas. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…