Mario Venzago

Thanks to the lucid conducting of Mario Venzago, the magnificent and fearless playing of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, and a Chandos recording which combines clarity and enormous weight,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

'Every interval,' Gubaidulina explains, 'creates a summation tone and a difference tone: an interval in the lowest register creates a difference tone which we recognise not as a tone but a pulsation.'... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

There may be hints of Hindemith and Stravinsky but the predominant tone is that of Strauss, Pfitzner or Schoeck’s teacher Max Reger…The performance is this radio recording is first-class: collectors... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2019 More…

There’s no doubting its seriousness: the music is economical and often haunting…Where the work seems less successful, however, is in its setting of the broader context…It’s a memorable piece,... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2019 More…

Thanks to the Tapiola Sinfonietta’s superbly responsive playing [the Serenades] really sparkle…But perhaps the most subtle chamber-music intimacy is achieved in the delicately played and spell-bindingly... — BBC Music Magazine, 3 out of 5 stars More…