Reviews

Critics' Choice & Best Engineering: 'The last movement is large in scale and full of propulsive force – really awesome!'

Klang TIPP: 'Robin Ticciati conducts the uncut version with remarkable clarity and delicacy of sound.'

'Im Abendrot becomes a moment of pure chamber music, like a joint immersion in the sound material, with astonishing shimmering effects.'

'... her well-controlled vibrato and the fullness of her timbre are immediately winning.'

Choc de l'année: 'Like its immediate predecessor, this volume is most successful ... Flamboyant with its alto horns Symphony No. 35 benefits from a high-flying interpretation that makes its initial Allegro di molto an irresistible cavalcade.'

'Phidylé caps the release with a terrific display of Cargill's and Lepper's artistry. For the full measure of a wholly transporting hour, Fleur de mon âme allows listeners to luxuriate in Cargill's voice and Lepper's attentive piano.'

'Ticciati gives listeners room to immerse themselves in the 24-minute movement, highlighting plenty of detail in the lower strings and winds.'

'Philippe Herreweghe obtains from his Collegium Vocale [...] a homogeneity, a contrapuntal transparency and a striking luminosity even in the most tormented pieces.'

'An uncompromisingly clear and immediate recording offers nowhere to hide, so it is a joy that these four singers (with two guest voices for specific scorings), whether solo or together, don’t need to seek shelter.'