Others may have taken the opening Vivace of Ligeti's Piano Concerto at more of a lick, but the precision here packs a punch, and there's a sheer sense of fun as the final two movements develop into wild jam sessions…Jeanne-Marie Conquer captures the lyrical nature of the Violin Concerto, especially in the beautiful second movement

never have such resolute performances of these pieces been captured with such lucent detail...[The Cello Concerto] begins in silence, but not the voyeuristic silence typical of John Cage. The engineers suddenly open the aperture and you’re dropped ears first into a masterfully balanced, orchestrated silence out of which a single high cello note imperceptibly slips.

These are finely balanced ensemble performances, with Hideki Nagano outstanding in the piano work; excellent balance and rhythmic sharpness also characterise the more familiar Bartók classics on the companion disc.