Gramophone's Top Choice: Mackerras's Mozart
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Thanks to everyone who has bought our new recording of Brahms with Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. You have made it the second highest selling album on the Specialist Classical Official UK Charts for the week ending 30th March! Can you make it two in a row?
Here are some of the reasons why it's proving very popular...
'...this is a set that sweeps aside recent rivals, brilliantly illuminating Brahms's inner textures and making the familiar new.' The Times
'Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra injected zest and sparkle, with brilliant ensemble, characterful solos and, in every detail, breathtaking finesse. The cheers went on and on.' The Guardian
'There is enticing detail in these performances...and there is a truly natural sense of expression that highlights the genuine beauty in Brahms.' The Scotsman
'Ticciati's is lean and quite dazzlingly transparent. I marvelled at the conductor's meticulous observance of Brahms's markings.' Gramophone
'...marvel at the delicacy of his phrasing and the litheness of his lines...this is Brahms to savor.' iTunes
Disc of the Week: '...the SCO bidding farewell to conductor Robin Ticciati with some style.' BBC Radio 3 Record Review
Album of the Week: 'It's a delight.' BBC Radio Scotland Classics Unwrapped