Reviews

'In the interpretation of the WDR Orchestra, the great arcs of tension develop organically, and the music blossoms in all its colorful splendor.'

Classical Album of the Week: 'The Cologne orchestra and its Romanian principal conductor suffuse Bartok’s 1917 ballet with warmth, wit and pathos. Theirs is an exceptional account.'

'It's a really wonderful journey and really great storytelling with exquisite music making from the orchestra, the choir and the soloists.'

Supersonic: '... we admire just as much his art of ornamentation, his fine phrasing, which brings an irresistible magic to the singing ...'

'... the dramatic shifts and angular rhythms are well highlighted and do not suffer from any textural deficiencies.'

Editor's Choice: 'Great credit must go to the Romanian conductor Cristian Măcelaru, who displays real kinship here with the melodic colour and cast of the music and marries it so compellingly to the textural elements.'

Editor's Choice: 'Sandrine Piau is a profoundly poetic guide, David Kadouch her perfect travelling companion.'

'The ‘Romance’ from Johann Peter Pixis’s Op. 35 Sonata is a particular gem ...'

'The orchestra plays the music in such a way that as a listener can understand the tension, drama and evocative style with which Bartók 'tells' the story ... [it's] downright cinematic and exciting at times.'