Reviews

Editor's Choice: 'The rarities by Tailleferre and Poldowski are particular treats, and Freddie Mercury’s You Take My Breath Away makes for an unexpectedly fitting coda.'

2021 Choral Award Nominee: 'John Butt sees to it that it's given no less than a stellar performance ... this is a veritable feast.'

'Siranossian is once again convincing with her historically oriented fresh virtuosity, which with finely contoured, low-vibrato tone condenses dancing grace with flawless intonation ...'

'All parties concerned – Morison, pianist Malcolm Martineau and the composer – are at their best amid the lyrical flow and emotional depths of ‘Abschied’.'

'Sunny sound, rich colour scheme, irresistible lyricism, euphoric flights, cleverly sculpted rhythms or bouncing in the finales, the soloist hits the bullseye thanks to the charm of a bow whose length seems infinite.'

Choice: 'Antonini's standing among the most vital of current Haydn conductors is as evident here in the hushed intensity he brings to the remote Adagio of the Farewell Symphony as it is in the driving impetus with which he dispatches its turbulent opening movement.'

'The work lacks neither fantasy nor (surrealist) humour, with a central lullaby of the most enchanting kind ...'

'It is given a very capable performance by mezzo Tara Erraught, whose attractive tone and warmth are heard to particular advantage in the second aria (‘Tu virginum’), where we even get a cadential trill.'

Excepcional: 'Everything is wonderfully interpreted by Camerata Bern with Kopatchinskaja in her element ... The recording is exemplary.'