Reviews

Supersonic Award: 'Thus the listener experiences two immensely dynamic recordings of the piano concertos ... The Piano Trio played by Simon Trcpeski together with Aleksandar Krapovski, violin, and Alexander Somov, cello, is also an absolute listening pleasure.'

'... it’s the overtures here, including the wonderful The Ruler of the Spirits, that spread most delight, with their sprightly delivery of Weber’s top virtues ...'

'There is no colour that he cannot hit, no emotion that he cannot master. The orchestra goes along completely with his graceful passion and makes the music sound as if it could not possibly have been intended otherwise.'

'Barsanti ... shows a real affinity for capturing the musical mood of the time. Handel could not have done it better.'

Album of the Week: 'Trpceski dazzles with his technical bravura and sly wit in No 1, and with his singing legato in No 2’s Andante ... [an] outstanding release.'

'With a trio of principals who bring style, technique and character to their roles and a complete cast of equal calibre, supported by vivid instrumental playing, and you have a performance that is certainly well worth the extra effort that had to go into its making.'

'The musical experience of this extraordinary recording is left to the listener. With the right attitude, an illuminating experience is guaranteed.'

'Imbert is an exceptionally gifted composer and excellent wind player. His heroes are John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler, from modern to free jazz, and that is easy to hear and right up my street.'

'Lazarevitch plays finely à l'improviste and the tricky trills in the English Nightingale are clever.'