Wagner - Die Feen: Overture

an excellent programme in its own right, hard to better, even though, surprisingly, Jarvi in his long career has conducted little or no theatrical Wagner. He tends to favour measured tempos,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2013, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Considered as extended highlights...this is seriously good, not least for the RNSO's suave playing, captured in silky SACD sound...The garden scene has a sensual glow, Mark's intrusion sounds... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2011, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Das Liebesverbot is particularly entertaining, with some spectacular aural effects. When it comes to Siegfried- Idyll, it is clear that we are hearing a performance from the perspective of a... — Choir & Organ, February 2020, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

They reveal an unusually promising composer, already above the ordinary for his day and with occasional startling flashes of the genius to come. Jun Märkl and the excellent MDR Leipzig Radio... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2017, 4 out of 5 starsMore…