Lieberson, P

[‘Why do they shut me out of heaven?’] is a good example of Fontanals-Simmons’s tendency to prioritise solidity of vocal production and excellent diction over flashy point-making and expressive... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The unique warmth of tone is sounded in the first notes even of the lighter Mahler songs. But there's also a spiritual grace in her approach. Key tracks such as Mahler's 'Ich bin de Welt abhanden... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

In everything from the Goldbergs to Takemitsu – taking in the Diabellis along the way – he illuminates music I should know better. The lucidity of his thought, translated to the keyboard with... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2020 More…

[The Piano Concerto is] taut and compelling in this performance by Steven Beck and the Odense orchestra, and more striking perhaps than the relaxed, almost neoromantic Viola Concerto...though... — The Guardian, 17th July 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…