ECM

The Bach is beautifully realised, Schiff relishing a serene duetting rapport with Shiokawa in the second Adagio…In the Busoni, Shiokawa’s innate cantabile comes into its own in the shadowy variations…and... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Like his older Estonian contemporary, Arvo Pärt, but much less austerely, Erkki-Sven Tüür seeks to communicate feeling as directly and engulfingly as possible...the elemental force with which... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2011 More…

A friend of mine told me that this was a perfect ECM disc. It certainly ticks all the boxes, from the exquisite, monochrome sleeve art to Manfred Eicher’s typically sensitive production. And... — The Arts Desk, 21st January 2012 More…

If any contemporary composer can persuade the musical world that compositions of between 30 seconds and four minutes in length are the natural vehicle for progressive post-tonal music, that... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The orchestra shows off its own credentials in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, which starts at a terrific lick, and is incredibly exciting. It takes a little while to settle in rhythmic detail,... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…