‘This wonderfully compiled film explains the fascination of the piano and illustrates how it transcends its own limitations. The result is a fantastic documentary and an outstanding homage to the piano.’
– International Classical Music Awards (ICMA)

‘…a thoroughly engaged ensemble cast, with handsome singing throughout.’
– Gramophone

‘Griseldis is tuneful, engaging and an altogether welcome rediscovery from ballet history that adds to our growing appreciation of its composer’s adeptly crafted work for the stage.’
– MusicWeb International

‘Ralph van Raat…plays with poetry, virtuosity, and inviting tone… For Boulez’s admirers, this disc is essential.’
– American Record Guide

‘…both composer and conductor have spoken effusively about their love of the collaborative process…and that joy comes across loud and clear in all of these performances.’
– Presto Music

‘Marin Alsop conjures up excellent live performances… Textures and colours equally dance and throb…’
– The Times (UK) ★★★★

‘The result is gloriously romantic, and this performance from Marek Štilec and the Hradec Králové Philharmonic will leave you wondering why [Cyrano de Bergerac] hasn’t been recorded more frequently.’
– Gramophone

‘…the supreme lightness of Warren Lee’s…stands out.’
– Diapason ★★★★★

‘…a satisfying primer to Gubaidulina’s vast sound world…’
– Best Classical Album of 2025, NPR Music

‘…the pianism of Spanish-American Josu de Solaun is scintillating and engaging, a delight in and of itself.’
– American Record Guide

‘…full-fat tonal mode, awash with rich orchestral harmonies and, as the title suggests, more than a splash of the colour of his homeland… a sense of fun, brought out by these lively, warm hearted performances.’
– BBC Music Magazine ★★★★

‘…satisfactions aplenty. Sometimes you find yourself wishing that the music went on for longer.’
– MusicWeb International

‘This is a most welcome offering by David Childs and excellent pianist Christopher Williams.’
– American Record Guide

‘Violinist Júlia Pusker and pianist István Kassai interpret both sonatas with sensitivity, but also with musical verve and creative clarity. With this very appealing approach, they give the pieces such a lively and expressive character that their charm is immediately apparent.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★

‘Powerful, harmonious and clear with splendid timbres, it showcases an orchestra and choir at their very best.’
– International Classical Music Awards (ICMA)

‘Die Schöpfung is a life-enhancing score, teeming with invention, and here Rattle, working with his players and singers, ensures that the work is brought vividly to life.’
– MusicWeb International

‘The Crossing, under Donald Nally, sings throughout with precision and warmth.’
– The New York Times

‘With the excellent Berlin Radio Symphony Choir and Orchestra under conductor Steffan Tast, this first complete recording is well worth exploring by lovers of German late-Romanticism.’
– BBC Music Magazine

‘…the patience, refinement and intimacy of the American group has its own special magic.’
– Gramophone

‘…these chamber works are really rewarding and worth getting to know. And the Pacifica Quartet is fantastic.’
– Keep on Listening Award, ClassicsToday.com

‘Edward Gregson’s sound world unfolds beautifully over an album played with devotion.’
– Gramophone

‘…in Fain’s flawless performance of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s masterfully written Lachen verlernt…we are reminded once more of the violinist’s edge-of-the-seat, scintillating virtuosity, dynamism and control.’
– Gramophone

‘The performers cast a spell over the audience and fascinate them with an endearing and entertaining program.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★

‘[Ruben Micieli] captur[es] the precise theatrical atmosphere of each piece, thus ensuring a consistently engaging listening experience.’
– Musica

‘Debussy’s 4-hands arrangement of La Mer, shorn of its orchestral resplendence, is disarmingly sweet and simple at its core of melody, harmony, rhythm. …Volume 3 can’t come soon enough.’
– American Record Guide

‘…These skilfully-crafted works emerge as noble rediscoveries.’
– BBC Music Magazine ★★★★★

‘The playing on offer here is almost certainly of the highest standard ever afforded any of Ries’s orchestral works, and the performance of the Fifth Symphony is particularly impassioned.’
– Fanfare

‘This is a revelatory, searing rendition of Schubert’s late masterwork.’
– Fanfare

‘Ubique is a living, breathing beast of a piece, both intimate and infinite, barely contained in all its beauty.’
– Best Classical Albums of 2025, NPR Music

‘…this is a deeply satisfying Beethoven recording that will reward many re-hearings.’
– AllMusic.com ★★★★★

‘[Kuchar]’s just a fantastically musical conductor and he can put over strange and interesting and wonderful repertoire as though we’ve known it all of our lives…’
– Keep on Listening Award, ClassicsToday.com

‘This album features a delightful interpretation of Schubert’s Fifth Symphony. …Peter Maag conjures up such heavenly calm and gentleness that one is completely enraptured by so much beauty and lovely elegance.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★

‘…Maria Bengtsson is mesmerising as Christine. She handles the nuances (and micro-agressions) in the music and text flawlessly – a truly impressive performance… ’
– Parterre Box

‘This video captures the emotional impact of the event, with the Swedish conductor offering an interpretation that focuses on redemption rather than fear of death. Ultimately, everything comes together, location, music, Blomstedt and the Bambergers, not least thanks to the beautiful shots of the basilica. Unforgettable!’
– International Classical Music Awards (ICMA)

‘The result is a powerful production that is conscious of the play’s problematic content and confronts it scenically and musically with colourful ambiguity.’
– International Classical Music Awards (ICMA)

‘…a truly fabulous Blu-ray of Weber’s fright-night opera from the Bregenz Festival. Director Philipp Stölzl conjures up a gothic fantasy world which entertains and yet remains mostly faithful to the original stage directions.’
– MusicWeb International

‘…this production makes the best possible case for a work which richly deserves a foothold in the repertoire…’
– Presto Music

‘…The cast is wonderful, with…Bogdan Volkov, who truly inhabits the part of the seemingly innocent prince. Ausrine Stundyte as Nastassya Filippovna is ominous and alluring.’
– Gramophone