Gävle Symphony Orchestra

The four concertante pieces on this imaginative disc were written between 1820 and 1833, primarily as vehicles to show off Hummel's virtuosity as the keyboard. Christopher Hinterhuber, who... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2008 More…

Don’t go expecting a spare, Nordic soundworld, as his craft was honed mainly in Paris; do enjoy orchestral colour aplenty and a splendidly uplifting end to the Symphony in D minor. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Martin offers melting loveliness…in the Adagio, a beautifully balanced wind chorale glides across a sea of bass pizzicatos and Martin gives its Quasi menuetto character a loose, lolloping swing — BBC Music Magazine, September 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

In utilising the relatively modest-sized forces of the Gavle Symphony orchestra, conductor Jaime martin succeeds in bringing far greater textural clarity to the orchestration than many other... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

You can tell much about an interpretation from the opening bars of K491. There’s a polish to the legato strings, the wind answering in kind, and Le Sage’s entry is sensitive and beautifully... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2022 More…

A clean and deft approach to Brahms. Darkly-hued choral pieces concerning fate and destiny are balanced by the delicious Liebeslieder Waltzes. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…