Chandos

The luxuriantly recorded Chandos disc is particularly welcome for featuring premiere recordings of four relatively early choral pieces including the lavishly scored Herbstchor an Pan… Performed... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Stott's approach is… measured…poetic. In her hands, the showers of notes garlanding the melody in On the Seashore have irresistible beauty, while the Czech dance entitled 'Hulán' ('lancer')... — BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2007, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Inevitably when such a breadth of repertoire is being covered, we’re talking movements rather than complete works, but it’s been sympathetically programmed, and consequently the transitions... — Charlotte Gardner, bbc.co.uk, 15th October 2009More…

There can be little doubt that Scarlatti's cantatas (reputedly more than 700) are consistently delightful...Rottsolk's voice is supple and stylish, and deals admirably with some very difficult... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2010More…

This is all very lovely, and, no, that is not a euphemism for boring. The composer lives up to his ideal of music as well crafted, beautiful sound, and the performances conform. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2007More…

The performances under Petri Sakari are very good indeed, and the recording has a good perspective and a wide dynamic range — Penguin GuideMore…

Jonathan Dove's one acter, first given by Almeida Opera 14 years ago, is a gem of a piece from a composer who rarely puts a foot wrong in the opera house. Henk Guittart conducting the Siren... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, 5 out of 5 starsMore…