Alice Sara Ott gives a strong-centred account with plenty of power and flair; and she is much blessed to have as her companions the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, sounding fabulous under Esa-Pekka Salonen with radiant tone and the textures shimmering with detail…[but] despite many fine qualities, a little more wit and sparkle wouldn’t hurt.

The concerto may sound small-scale to anyone who thinks of this as a big romantic warhorse; it is elegantly phrased by Ott and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen...in the miniatures there’s a very present quality to both Ott’s playing and the recorded sound...Wedding Day at Troldhaugen comes with a witty scramble to get to the church on time.