Ondine

Aarre Merikanto's career divided broadly into three phases, those of apprentice, radical and conservative, and there are works from each present on this valuable issue. Critical hindsight accords... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

…Cinderella's stepsisters squabble with jazzy, spring-heeled aplomb in the penultimate of the ballet transcriptions; Music for Children's Grasshopper Procession bounces with re-creative playfulness;... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2005, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

The Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin is increasingly gaining international recognition, and this disc is likely to win him further admirers. …all the works on this disc, are given an utterly... — BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Whatever the ultimate judgement on Mustonen's interpretations, one cannot deny either the brilliance or imagination of his playing, or the consistency of his approach — Gramophone MagazineMore…

Eschenbach's live recording of Shostakovich Five with the Philadelphia is a monumental reading, seeking drama in the work's gaunt architecture rather than its moment-to-moment events. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2008, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Hie brings immense authority to this repertoire and a vocal quality that shows only a few signs of strain in the upper reaches. Ilkka Paananen supplies top-class accompaniments, setting moods... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2008More…

Oramo gets playing of real bite and energy in the third movement of the First Symphony, an there is never any doubting his commitment, or that of his players, to Kokkonen's cause. — Gramophone Magazine, February 2009More…

Though Mustonen plays it with enthusiasm, [the Concerto in D Major, originally for violin) arouses mixed feelings. The writing only becomes genuinely pianistic in the cadenzas - they are phenomenal... — The Guardian, 8th August 2008, 4 out of 5 starsMore…