Orchestral, Overtures, Leoncavallo (composer)

An attractive programme [which] shows off the high quality of the Filarmonica della Scala…the brightness of the strings is offset by the warmth of the horns…and a neatness of attack as well... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[Noseda] approaches each item with a relish and stylistic certainty that makes you sit up and listen. The playing, also, is the equivalent of what one might hear in a major opera house, and... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Various of these recordings were previously available as part of Philips’s long-defunct The Early Years series but the current collection is superior in all respects, a masterpiece of careful... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2020 More…

There's a lot of French music in this set: earthy readings of Poulenc’s Gloria and Les biches alongside a host of rarities...Walton’s Bach-inspired ballet The Wise Virgins is fun, and there’s... — The Arts Desk, 22nd July 2017 More…