LSO Live

Sir Colin Davis's way with Messiah, as recorded live at the Barbican last December, is old-fashioned by present-day standards. His soloists are all good. The Tenebrae Choir, with its thirty-odd... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

There are some more unusual choices and I think that’s what makes this disc really fascinating. (Francois Xavier-Roth) is someone who is trying to shake things up and I think a major force is... — CD ReviewMore…

there is much to be said for hearing Hardenberger himself on commanding form. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2014More…

an admirable and infectious performance. Sir Colin Davis and his fine players are wonderfully idiomatic and offer a performance of exceptional clarity of detail. — Penguin Guide, 2010 edition, 3 out of 4 starsMore…

Pires plays with the lightness, clarity and impeccable phrasing that have made her career...Haitink keeps the orchestra firmly in classical territory, helped by reduced instrumentation. Pires... — The Wholenote, April 2019More…

Gergiev has plenty of insights...The playing for the London Symphony Orchestra is, as so often, exceptionally refined, yet very much alive and full of colour...Under Gergiev, there is an exceptional... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2014, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Odd as it may be to start with 15, I wouldn’t recommend facing both at a single setting: each needs mental and emotional space to digest. It ’s certainly true that the swansong is more truly... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…