Naxos
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Ripely captured by the microphones, the Villiers Quartet are on dedicated form and their reading of the work as we know it today is likewise a laudable one…for Delius diehards the disc will... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2017
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Weinberg: Symphony No. 17, Op. 137 'Memory' & Suite for Orchestra
Siberian State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande
All in all this ranks as one of the finest in Naxos’s admirable contributions to Weinberg’s recorded symphonic oeuvre. —
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The Eder Quartet...brings a mature understanding and empathy to the recording that is wonderfully satisfying. —
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Building a Library, October 2000, Budget Choice
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Special offer. Kalman: Die Csárdásfürstin
Yvonne Kenny, Michael Roider, Mojca Erdmann, Karl Michael Ebner, Marko Kathol, Heinz Holecek, Hellmuth Klumpp, Yvonne Kálmán
Slovak Philharmonic Choir and Radio Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
The English title of Kálmán's most celebrated operetta is a misnomer. The heroine is a princess not of gypsies but (as the German title, DieCsárdásfürstin, indicates) of the csárdás; she's a... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2005, Editor's Choice
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The Houghton Chapel is nowhere near as resonantly spacious as the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, but its relative intimacy doesn't rob the organ of its natural resonance and tonal beauty. James David... —
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Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concerto No. 3, String Trio, Sonata for Violin & Cello
Davide Alogna (violin), Fiorenzo Pascalucci (piano), Federico Stassi (viola) & Roberto Trainini (cello), Roberto Trainini (cello)
Even when material is stretched thinly, the lyrical flow in these works – all unpublished, and previously unrecorded – remains irresistible, especially in these passionate Italian performances,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Chamber Music
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Special offer. John Adams - Shaker Loops
Nathan Gunn (baritone)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
A near-perfect Adams Primer containing his tender and powerful meditation, to words by Walt Whitman, on the subject of those lost to AIDS.
Touchingly performed by Nathan Gunn. —Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2004, Editor's Choice
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Under Marin Alsop's incisive direction, the Bournemouth musicians perform all three works with just the right blend of power and finesse, and negotiate their sometimes extremely complex rhythms... —
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Fazil Say: Complete Violin Works
Friedemann Eichhorn (violin), Fazıl Say (piano), Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Christoph Eschenbach
The results comprise on the one hand an exciting interweaving of cultures but, on the other, a raid on the store cupboard of musical clichés. Both extremes co-exist in these four works, which... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2020
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