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We have mezzo Marina Domashenko as a forthright gypsy...wrapping her powerful tones persuasively around 'Habanera' and 'Seguidilla'...We have Bryn Terfel as a forceful toreador...equipped with... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2010, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

[Montanari's] tone is rich, warm and seductive but with impeccable Classical poise...Throughout the programme, both Montanari and Dantone also add some really delightful touches of ornamentation.... — International Record Review, July/August 2010More…

Chailly conducts both the familiar Third Symphony, the ­Scottish, and the Hebrides Overture in unfamiliar guises...The differences are telling, though it's the superb performances that Chailly... — The Guardian, 25th September 2009, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Flórez's rapid vibrato and sweetness give the impression of gliding brightly above the music. His is an elegant, aloof Orpheus...Alessandra Marianelli's Amour is sparkling — BBC Music Magazine, June 2010, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

A Brendel speciality, Schubert's mammoth final Sonata is the most substantial work here, with a heart-wrenching slow movement at its core. Propelled with graceful momentum, this valedictory... — Graham Rogers, bbc.co.uk, 17th November 2009More…

Dutoit takes a somewhat more expansive view of Pelleas than many of the conductors who have recorded it in recent years. While remaining sensitive to the piece's immensely rich palette of colours,... — Gramophone Magazine, March 1991More…

Although Giordano's operas are often sneered at by refined musicologists, those with a taste for verismo rate this 1969 recording very highly. The trio of Magda Olivero, Mario del Monaco and... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2007More…