Reviews

'The conductor’s painstaking and probing approach conveys his deep respect for the score, revealing it to be a true masterwork of melody.'

Critics' Choice 2021: 'Filippo Gorini's luminous performance of The Art of Fugue gives the impression that its status as an unfinished score is due to the fact that Bach has just left his desk.'

'This is an opportunity for Alarcón and Sabatier, accompanied by the Dijon-Bourgogne Orchestra, to demonstrate their wonderful rapport and to honour these iconic pieces, which are essential to the bandoneon's status as a solo instrument.'

2022 Chamber Recording of the Year: 'Seldom have two idiosyncratic talents combined with such wit and artistry as violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and cellist Sol Gabetta, long-time collaborators on the concert platform and friends off-stage, produce in this effervescent exercise in musical acrobatics.'

'The splendor of Quartet D. 887, as well as its complexity … are tackled with style by the Fitzwilliams …'

'A marriage of melody and rhythm, each selection highlights the different anatomical parts of musical composition, all performed beautifully..'

'Schumann combined with the Icelandic composer Árni Thorsteinson in this darkly poetic and highly imaginative disc.'

Best Classical Music Tracks of 2021: 'In “Io viddi in terra angelici costumi,” a setting of Petrarch, both the piece and the soprano Julie Roset’s performance on a new d’India compilation reach hypnotic heights.'

'Ultimately, it's the way ElSaffar and Rivers of Sound so perfectly balance their influences, weaving together old-world textures and progressive modern jazz harmonies, that makes The Other Shore so compelling.'