Orfeo

This performance...reveals Baiba Skride as the complete violinist, with an exceptionally precise, reliable technique, splendid tone and presence, and discerning musicianship, who makes the quietest... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2011 More…

There’s little to fault in Müller-Schott’s playing…He sings out the two songs gorgeously, and the performance of the sonata is technically superb – full of focus and conviction and, in the moments... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2019 More…

there is only one word for the performance - electrifying. Readers should try to hear this powerful reading. — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

this is the most dangerous, risk-taking performance of them all. Nelsons propels forward but never overdrives the exuberant rushes and crises of the mountaineers...[Salome's dance] has personality... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka gives an impressive display of her versatility in this formidably wide-ranging collection of Puccini arias. …in every item she conveys a dramatic portrait... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2009 More…

[Pavarotti] was on some form this evening, fearless in the high tessitura of the ‘Teco io sto’ duet…the second hero of this performance is Claudo Abbado, who piles on the tension without ever... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2016 More…