Bartók - Suite No. 1, Op. 3, BB. 39, Sz. 31

JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic rather miss the savagery of the latter [Portrait], but they're on fine form elsewhere, and the disc provides invaluable insight into Bartok's formative... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Zoltán Kocsis has referred to his ongoing Bartók orchestral series as resembling a critical edition in CD format. He has a point, not least regarding the gorgeously idiomatic contribution of... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Dausgaard and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra make a convincing case for this sometimes disorientating piece [Suite No. 1], with plenty of drive and contrast, plus consistently well-defined... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…