Reviews

'It hardly needs saying that the level is as high as in the previous instalments ... A feast.'

'... most or all will find a modern Scots composer worth a revival. Macdonald and the RSNO approach the music with confidence and vigor, and Linn's sound from the RSNO Symphony Centre in Glasgow is ideal.'

'It is a beautiful series ... What quickly sounds obligatory with a large orchestra, here remains a collection of lively and individual voices.'

'These performances fully reveal and revel in the ceaseless inventiveness of Haydn’s music … This series goes from strength to strength. Il Giardino Armonico seems completely at one with this music; their enthusiasm for this life-affirming music is infectious.'

'Bach's artful counterpoints are traced with delicate sound ... An elegant legato provides a shimmering flow of sound in these polyphonic arabesques.'

'... the Maxwell Quartet respond eagerly to the boldness and brilliance of these predominantly extrovert works.'

Editor's Choice: 'What better way to mark the centenary of Piazzolla’s birth than this programme from accordionist Ksenija Sidorova steeped in the soul and spirit of the tango master’s music?'

'The result is some wonderful performances which will stand as significant contributions to the recorded catalogue for years to come.'

'The Canadian finds his way through the thicket of references and intricacies of Eugène Ysaÿe's sonatas - and makes their beauty shine.'