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Only three of Couperin's claimed nine Leçons survive. They are exquisite works, a rare blend of cool plainchant, French decoration and Italian passion. Countertenors Robin Blaze and Daniel... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lindberg determined to add no extraneous material but fix on a specific version of the score and present it, lacunae, warts and all, to an audience and let them fill in the blanks. It is a striking... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 More…

Neschling and the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra relish the half-chance to swing, and this is a contented, light-on-its-feet performance. I can't help but feel that Mathis der Maler gets boggeed... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the soloists give their works everything and the conductors don’t shirk on Eliasson’s firm principles, even if Oramo has more to work with. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2022 More…

Written in near proximity, the four movements of each piece follow a similar formal though subtly carried expressive trajectory…Performances, by soloist who gave the premieres, could not be... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2019 More…

If I were to sum up the special quality she brings then it would be her purity and directness. Take the Elgar title-piece, which comes without a hint of whimsy, coquettishness or vulnerability... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2019 More…

Sirodeau is the third pianist to record all seven Ullmann sonatas and his interpretations generally differ from his cyclical predecessors...Sirodeau includes the piano version of Ullmann's Variations... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2014 More…