Deutsche Grammophon

There are no dizzying tempos here, but there is an understated urgency and propulsion to the music…Unlike other readings, where the rubato threatens to undermine the entire thrust of the music,... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2019More…

The most interesting item here is a wild amalgam of folkderived dance music and orchestral rabble-rousing from Tajikistan-born Benjamin Yusupov...Maisky’s very individual brand of tonal intensity... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019More…

In [the Ave Maria] they also use falsettist countertenors, whose tone noticeably lightens the overall texture and helps to find a more intimate quality. This result is fascinating: the sheer... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2016More…