Reviews

Editor's Choice: 'The symphonies, too, exude a spirit of shared enjoyment. Fast movements fizz and crackle ... the minuets are nimbly paced, light of touch.'

Album Choice: 'This is a vivid yet intimately scaled account, gripping from start to finish.'

'Morison’s lovely burnished mezzo was presented to great effect in the prologue, while Röschmann brought drama to the lovelorn Ariadne. However, it was Rae’s coquettish, radiant Zerbinetta whose aria – as usual – stole the show.'

'This lively interpretation of Richard Strauss’s opera within an opera provides a feast for the senses as a musical highlight of the Edinburgh international Festival.'

'Catriona Morison gave a superbly dynamic and exuberant performance ... The headline name on the bill was that of German soprano Dorothea Roschmann, who was absolutely magnificent.'

'Dorothea Röschmann [is] an impassioned presence in tandem with David Butt Philip’s magnificently imposing Bacchus. There can be few better arguments for the power of opera than the heart-stopping music that finally brings them together.'

'Benedetti and her six hand-picked instrumental collaborators were an impeccable ensemble, a paragon of equals, whose individual virtuosity ignited the music’s acid theatricality.'

'This string quintet ... succeeds in bringing Bach's keyboard music to life with an elegant poise ...'

'What this crack team of singers and players produce is terrific ... Catriona Morison’s Composer is sensational. Her voice has an effortless richness that conveys youthful impetuosity and artistic hauteur, but always in a gorgeously full mezzo.'