Pentatone

This new, clear and light-footed recording [of the Strauss] helps to hide its excesses, with Nott (and Pentatone’s engineers) preventing the work’s arteries from clogging up…The Debussy…is beautifully... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2018More…

the works that the Russian-born American violinist Philippe Quint plays with such passion and force on his 1708 Antonio Stradivari are pieces written directly for him, each of them marking significant... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2025, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 2 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

both conductor and orchestra are on particularly fine form in Manfred, delivering an insightful and compelling reading that takes its place among the finest available recordings of this work...Pentatone's... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2014, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The leader and director of the AAMBerlin’s ensemble, Georg Kallweit, is a sympathetic and responsive Handelian. He favours brisk tempos in faster movements, indulges in a pleasing rhythmic elasticity... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Yakov Kreizberg's… tempo is graceful, the music's jagged edges are softened, and supple phrasing minimises the breathlessness. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009More…

Performances are extraordinary, though not always on target. Soprano Breckenridge miraculously maintains a pleasing tone and sense of lyricism in vocal lines that could easily reduce any singer... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024More…