Reviews

'I continue to discover more fascinating detail and ambience in Wilson’s music ... I strongly recommend both to anyone with even a passing interest in the late 20th-century symphonic repertoire.'

'This ... convinces us by the free and controlled virtuosity of Olga Pashchenko, but above all by the clarity of the approach to which the pianofortes chosen bring their share of finesse and light. We look forward to more Mozart concertos from these partners.

'The Royal Scottish National Orchestra plays with complete authority in scores that often highlight the work of individual players and/or sections, and the result is totally convincing.'

'... the power of Media vita is undeniable. It is one of the fine recordings of this work ... This disc is a marvelous evocation of the Tudor era.'

'This group really have the knack of releasing this music from the pages of the fifteenth century manuscript with all the energy and vibrancy that reflects the golds, reds and blues on those illuminated leaves.'

'With "Oraison", Raphaël Imbert's feelings overflow with vibrations of infinite emotions.'

'The singing is classic Gothic Voices: accurate, immersive, beautiful ... Full of subtlety and beauty ...'

Recording of the Week: 'It’s certainly a sequel to be reckoned with: barely a minute into the Kodály (which opens the album in a blaze of gritty glory) I had my suspicions that Kelemen and Altstaedt would be well advised to make space on their mantelpieces come next awards season.'

'Maxwell Quartet's Haydn is my kind of Haydn. It's smartly and sharply executed, tongue-in-cheek droll, perky, playful, and puckish in the Allegros and Vivaces, archly coy in the Menuettos, and touching but not sentimental in the Andantes and Adagios.'