Maestro

Fine performances from Barenboim and four members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (of which he was chief conductor at the time the recordings were made). Barenboim's playing, if not always... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Argerich combines phenomenal pianism with temperamental intensity, although at times she overwhelms Schumann's lyricism. Gidon Kremer gives a richly characterised account of the Violin Concerto. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2009, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

David Pyatt, Gramophone's Young Artist of the Year in 1996, provides performances in which calm authority and high imagination fuse; and this disc comlements the nobility and urbanity of Dennis... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

String textures are bright and transparent, with the lightest possible sonority, and the continuo comes through intimately. With brisk allegros that are always alert and vivacious, the effect... — Penguin GuideMore…

Passion and discipline, however can work well together, as you’ll hear in Helene Grimaud’s brawny, monumental, utterly fabulous Brahms D minor Concerto, with the Berlin Staatskapelle making... — BBC Music MagazineMore…