Reviews

'The music here is an enticing mix of jazzy high energy and plaintive lyricism. (…) Don’t miss this. It will brighten your world at a time that urgently needs such a salve.'

Recording of the Week: '... it’s the stupendous account of Mussorgsky’s Picture at an Exhibition that makes this album indispensable.'

'Because of the intimate magic of the performance, you can almost smell Die Sommernacht. What a pleasure, this CD is.'

'In Sándor Veress' Musica concertante for twelve virtuoso strings you can hear why the star violinist found a soul mate among Swiss musicians: they too play with soil under their fingernails, without losing any of their musical cohesion.'

'Patricia Kopatchinskaja is once again going the extra mile...and returning to one of her great passions: the contemporary repertoire.'

Disc of the Week: 'Sensitively and delicately immersed in the intoxication of these songs of rare sensuality, this record, carried by the mixture of expression, intelligibility and dynamic lines that characterises the ensemble offers us a joyfully contrasted bouquet.'

'... the disc is as much a portrait of the remarkable Camerata Bern as it is another showcase for Kopatchinskaja’s dazzling virtuosity.'

'... this disc is formidable, with, in particular, a very striking modern version of the Pictures of an Exhibition.'

'The folk music of his native Macedonia is brimming with rhythmic vitality and modal beauty ... I highly recommend this album to any music lover.'