Naxos

Hindemith’s reputation as a soulless, functional operator is belied by the three works here, which are, in turns, witty (Das Nusch-Nuschi), eerily unsettling (Sancta Susanna) and dramatic (Symphony... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…the principal focus of this disc is the composer's solo piano arrangement of the Enigma Variations, and unlikely as it might seem the music sound surprisingly effective in this form. …Wass... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There are times when Craft brings a welcome rhythmic drive to the music, as in parts of Jeu de cartes and quite a lot of Danses concertantes. But energy, nervous excitement, biting wit - all... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2008, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Absolutely first-rate... among the freshest, most beautifully played performances that you can get anywhere, wonderfully recorded. — The Guardian More…

Jun Märkl treats [the piano] as a secondary percussion instrument and the result is surprisingly effective. [En blanc et noir] sounds not merely like Debussy, but like late Debussy, and Holloway's... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

As presented here, Alfredo Casella's musical language is imposing, his structures formidable and, in the case of the enormously exciting march-threnody Elegia, "to the memory of a soldier killed... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2011 More…