Teldec

Brimful of intrepid character and interpretative incident, this is surely one of the most stimulating Beethoven symphony cycles of recent times. As Harnoncourt himself states in the booklet:... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

This recording is hard to fault on any count.
López-Cobos revels in all aspects of this dotty comedy, timing everything to perfection, enthusing his accomplished orchestra and cast to enjoy... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

From Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire to Boulez's Le marteau sans maître and Kurtág's Messages of the late RV Troussova, modernist composers have used the medium of voice with mixed instrumental... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

Turangalîla is a difficult score, and to record it live is risky. Even when the orchestra is the Berlin Philharmonic? Yes, since the work is very far from the centre of their repertoire. Whether... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

Rizzi with an outstanding cast and vividly clear record, makes the whole score seem totally fresh and few. Jerry Hadley has lyrical freshness rather than heroic power...and, like Rizzi's conducting,... — Penguin Guide, 2011 editionMore…