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These are well-prepared performances. The YL chorus are, as one expects under their principal conductor, flawless in Sibelius and Harri Viitanen is splendid in the organ loft. — Gramophone Magazine, February 2014 More…

…Christian Poltéra inevitably courts comparison with the 1975 EMI disc of Rostropovich, for whom both works were written. …in technique there's nothing to choose between them. …the most notable... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Big, hymnlike tunes emerge from straining and urgent textures, and like so much Finnish music, this is not afraid to look into the abyss. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2024 More…

Whatever the reason Leiviskä has remained a shadowy figure, conductor Dalia Stasevska has now brought to light three of her orchestral works in f ine performances by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The music, as so often with CPE Bach, is remarkable in its impact. At his most exploratory (the first movement of the Sonata in E minor), the questing spirit is fascinating. Possibly CPE’s last... — International Piano, March 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Rustic Wedding...is projected here with infectious enthusiasm by Shui and his excellent orchestra. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There are a couple of alternatives to Kubiniana, but Malengreau reigns supreme. — International Piano, May 2019 More…

Aho’s brilliance at problem-solving and technical composition can conceal a slight lack of material carbohydrate…But there is plenteous atmosphere and much colour (however narrow the palette)... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018 More…