Naxos

Beethoven’s Ninth on two pianos is not at all the same thing, even when the transcription (masterly) is the work of Liszt. The first movement suffers particularly, deprived of its bleak but... — Sunday Times, 4th May 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[The Martinu Quartet] certainly enjoys the same qualities of top to bottom equality of ensemble, keen rhythmic sense, and a sure understanding of the idiom…. Ideally natural recorded sound rounds... — Classics Today More…

Only four of Geirr Tveitt's suites from his unique, folk-inspired collection, A HundredHardanger Tunes, survive. The two presented here exhibit the same principal characteristics as Nos 1 and... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Rossini's fizzing two-act comedy La Gazzetta ("The Newspaper") may be well-made Prosecco rather than vintage Krug but its 2001 revival in a new critical edition gave much pleasure at the Garsington... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2011 More…

[Roberto Baraldi is a player] with a fluent technique who brings an excellent tone and stylish approach to these concertos — Fanfare More…

In the exceptionally well-filled third volume of their Stanford series, David Lloyd-Jones and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra offer accomplished an sympathetic performances. — BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…