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[Messiaen’s] distinctively pungent harmonies and ecstatic resolutions are all here, but in a span which takes us through a rich range of places and times of day, from nocturnal mystery to the... — MusicWeb International, 8th January 2014 More…

the string quartet Israel (2004) is much the most substantial work - its range of playing techniques allied to a harmonic content such as denotes this composer's interest in combining idioms... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2015 More…

Both Kaljuste's orchestra and his instinct are good ones; the insistent suspensions of Gesualdo's vocal writing - not so much sliding as grinding over one another - translate beautifully for... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2015 More…

Estonia continues to produce a wealth of composers out of all proportion to its size and population, and Helena Tulve (b.1972) is clearly one with whom to reckon. Four of the works on this portrait... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2014 More…

All Reich's experiments came together in this tour de force of ultra-disciplined bliss...You can feel the sheer force of the composer driving this performance of almost superhuman finesse; every... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012 More…

Lislevand and his colleagues manage to create music that sings and is full of grace, feeling and lyricism...these fine performances - fresh, animated, elegant and virtuosic without being flashy... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Thomas Zehetmair coaxes his French players to produce warmly nuanced playing in this spirited account of the Spring Symphony…the orchestra works absolutely in tandem with the superb Zehetmair... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Rolf Lislevand and friends embark on an elaboration of Baroque forms such as the passacaglia and toccata while incorporating more modern styles that seems to grow naturally out of the nature... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2006 More…