Deutsche Grammophon

When it comes to Mahler, Kubelik vies with the best of his rivals, offering us Mahler as pantheist, nature lover, humanist and only reluctant neurotic. Of all Mahlerians Kubelik is the least... — Gramophone MagazineMore…

His sense of phrasing, structure and pacing is undimmed...There are other accounts of the 24 Preludes that are more impassioned, more vividly imagined and coloured, but few are more pure or... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2013, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Battle employs her pinpoint accurate singing with meaning as well as sparkle in a delightful traversal of some 19th-century highlights from French opera. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Pärt's Fratres is more transcendental than celestial but Hope's performance exudes both virtuosity and romanticism, as if drawing inspiration from Paganini and Joachim in equal measure...'Spheres'... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2013More…

what's impressive here is not just the magnificent and reactive pianism on show but also his maturity. His Chopin Preludes possess a stunning elan...Perhaps it's no coincidence that Trifonov... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2013More…

All the songs benefit from Hampson's impeccably clear German and his ability, with Rieger's support, to set ideally well-judged speeds...it is Hampson who generally shapes the songs most persuasively,... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2014More…