‘“Animated and entertaining, with some good gags” is Richard Wigmore’s verdict of this production of Cimarosa’s opera.’
– Gramophone

★★★★★

‘This compelling release from conductor Nicholas Collon and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra makes clear the evolutionary exuberance of Lutosławski’s creative development.’
– BBC Music Magazine

‘Collon and his players deliver invigorating and impeccably riveting performances.’
– MusicWeb International

‘Collon…shapes the other two movements with such rhetoric and tension that the multi-faceted music becomes really captivating and yet retains its unity despite all the differentiation.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★

‘…A recording to cherish.’
– American Record Guide

‘Eisenlohr…demonstrates his excellence as a lieder collaborator. His care with details holds your attention as he distills the variety Brahms creates for each strophe, subtly altering the tone or mood of each, often with ingenious harmonizations.’
– American Record Guide

‘…Falletta in this new, brightly recorded performance of this hugely entertaining score can bear comparison with any.’
– Gramophone

‘You might never hear a euphonium player as technically dazzling as David Childs.’
– American Record Guide

‘…this fascinating album represents nothing less than a whole new kind of song cycle.’
– AllMusic.com ★★★★★

‘…this release is a delight from beginning to end.’
– Fanfare

‘The excellent performances and sound give this music the best possible presentation.’
– American Record Guide

‘…very appealing interpretations that show the two artists as sensitive players.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★

‘[Bollon] encourages powerful, energetic playing, emphasizing the strong and dazzling timbres, but he also knows how to pull the orchestra back and lead it to a fine chamber music level.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★

‘…The musicians prove themselves equal to the unfamiliar pitches and also succeed in confidently presenting the expressive values of the music.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★

‘This release, part of Naxos’s Brazilian Music series, is top of the line in every respect, revealing the composer at his most inspired.’
– Fanfare

‘Atmosphere is everything in music like this, and here the US Navy Band has it in spades.’
– Fanfare

‘…a magnificent performance under a protective veil of beatific grace.’
– Fanfare

‘The present live performance is of a completely different metal, so to speak. With the brass at the peak of their powers, Mehta is the only one to revive Karajan’s grandiose, scathing conception, while translating the “endless horizon” and the “oceans of clouds” with equal sonic splendour.’
– Diapason

‘All in all, this is an attractive collection of curiosities presented with affection, commitment and attention to stylistic variety.’
– Gramophone

‘It is an absolute tour de force of violin playing.’
– MusicWeb International

‘[The Nielsen Quintet’s] playing has a considerable range of volume and nuance. Overall the coordination and presentation here is quite something. The skill and variety in the writing ought to recommend these works to anyone who enjoys the neoclassicism of the 20th Century.’
– American Record Guide

★★★★

‘The ensemble from the northern Italian city creates performances for these compositions on the basis of a very high technical level, and they specifically bring out their peculiarities.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★

‘…a terrific CD. ’
– The WholeNote

‘Tra Nguyen plays with nuance and virtuosity and gets a larger-than-life recording.’
– American Record Guide

‘…do not miss these wonderfully imaginative studies based on Chopin’s original etudes.’
– American Record Guide

‘This is splendid entertainment.’
– American Record Guide

‘David Lively’s playing is extremely virtuosic …this brilliant and exciting recording easily takes its place at the top of the catalogue.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★

‘…it would be hard pressed to match the rhythmic vitality, transparency and warmth of the Archos Quartet.’
– The Strad

‘…This music, heard here in world première recordings, is a delight, and I would even go so far as to call it revelatory.’
– Fanfare

‘Conductor, orchestra and recordists conspire to achieve a Tchaikovsky Second that makes perfect musical sense, the sound admirably transparent, the finale strong and forceful (such marvellous brass).’
– Gramophone

‘It’s all tender, touching and nostalgic.’
– Opera

‘Musical satisfaction kicks in immediately, with the conductor John Fiore steaming into the Prelude, rousingly played by the orchestra… Each act is expertly paced; the chorus is on generous form… Reuter’s Sachs is key to the staging, strong in baritonal depth and magnetically watchable.’
– Opera

‘This is a truly remarkable achievement for Brownlee and it is his finest work to date… [Fuchs] delivers a knock-out performance.’
– MusicWeb International

‘…this Rossinian La Donna del Lago sweeps us off our feet thanks to a top-flight cast.’
– Diapason

‘…a superbly realised production of a stunning beautiful work which should be in every collection.’
– MusicWeb International

‘This is a wonderful performance… gloriously sung by a perfect ensemble cast. Haitink’s leadership in Glyndebourne brings some remarkably silken and deft playing from the LPO…’
– Fanfare

‘Timson keeps all the major and a great many minor characters alive and individualized, maintaining listeners’ engagement all the way to the end.’
– AudioFile