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Neschling and the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra relish the half-chance to swing, and this is a contented, light-on-its-feet performance. I can't help but feel that Mathis der Maler gets boggeed... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

sumptuously recorded...The suite for orchestra and stirring 'legend' Owain Glyndwr demand more frequent concert airings. — Classical Music, 10th September 2011, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The French players seem perfectly drilled in the intricate rhythmic complexities of Walton's often jagged writing in these highly enjoyable performances, which also bring out the lyrical warmth... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010More…

The Cologne Academy is a small band...but its playing under Michael Alexander Willens is lively and stylish throughout...What's impressive about [Brautigam's] playing is not just its sprightliness,... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2011, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Brautigam's tempos are characteristically brisk, but he gives dazzling performances of both works, supported by the stylish, non-vibrato playing of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra under Andrew... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2010, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Lindberg determined to add no extraneous material but fix on a specific version of the score and present it, lacunae, warts and all, to an audience and let them fill in the blanks. It is a striking... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2011More…

Here's an excitingly combative, and ultimately very plausible new look at Schubert...Dausgaard somehow manages to approach the surviving two movements of Schubert's B minor Symphony as though... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

This instrument has a light tone and touch but is by no means limited in terms of dynamic range, and Ronald Brautigam performs even the least inspiring of these works with a conviction and... — MusicWeb International, August 2012More…