No-one before Dvorák had ever written so well for the cello as a concerto soloist: his work has unquestionably entered the pantheon alongside the finest concertos for piano or violin. To complement this legendary masterpiece, Jean-Guihen Queyras is …
"As might be expected from Harnoncourt, this isn't "just another" recording of the Slavonic Dances--but neither is it interpretively perverse in an off-putting way. The recording it most resembles is Szell's, not so much in te…
“Avital's follow-up to his superb recording of Bach concertos only confirms that we already knew: that here is a musician who recognises no boundaries except those of good taste, and who has the artistry to persuade listeners to follow him anywh…
“The Schubert Ensemble are not only adept at delivering the melodic side without an ounce of sentimentality, they show a strong appreciation of the inherent drama that energies these works, particularly in the Piano Quartet...As a whole these excell…
”…Hornung seems to come from another planet. [He] is a man who has reached maturity early, and who combines the cool confidence of a veteran performer with the youthful abandon of a rookie” (Die ZEIT) With his striking musicality, instinctive stylis…
“Mutter's playing is never less than dazzling...Her approach is often highly interventionist...In the slow movement there is magical ornamental playing, but at times rather exaggerated portamento.” --BBC Music Magazine, January 2014 *** “With a …
“Isserlis is on spellbindingly eloquent form in an entrancingly poetic and urgently communicative reading that really does sound like it's being captured on the wing...Harding and the Mahler CO are with him every step of the way; theirs is a rea…