Gerard Schwarz

[the Second Symphony's] usually leonine, masculine profile is lightly feminised here...but how the melodies flow, with characterful contributions from first clarinet and horn...Schwarz's players... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Naxos provides a beefy Berlin sound, with weighty strings and imposing brass…the Scherzo has a fine swagger to it, building a good head of steam…the Third Symphony is alive with melodic ideas,... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2016 More…

I hope the disc listed here will draw new admirers to this distinguished composer’s body of work. — Fanfare More…

William Schuman is a major voice in American symphonic music, and no one investigating these works will be disappointed, as they are exceptionally well played and recorded. — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

it's not so much the marine atmosphere [in Sadko] or, indeed, the mood-conscious introductions to the three other works which are impressive but the way the conductor gets his Seattle players... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This album is a class act. The programming is clever. Highlights from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker suite and the baroque era form bookends and interludes between chic arrangements of traditional... — MusicWeb International, November 2012 More…