Signum

What a ride it’s been; a wilful First, a splendid Second and now an incandescent Third. Make no mistake, for all his faults - perceived or otherwise - this octogenarian conductor is a Mahlerian... — MusicWeb International, 16th December 2013 More…

All the madrigals are crisp and right in the groove – a pretty flawless set of sonic experiments and wisecracks. Disney this emphatically ain’t. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2023 More…

Those who share [Lorin Maazel's] apparent conviction that the only way to renew these familiar scores is to emphasise and push to extremes their every dynamic marking or tempo modification will... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2015 More…

The 16-disc set gathers together each of David Goode’s recordings from this ambitious and rewarding project (for both performer and listener), recorded over the last five years on the Metzler... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020 More…

The sleeve-note of this disc describes Beethoven's Ninth Symphony as 'euphoric', and that is exactly the word to apply to this performance. No passage from darkness to light here, but a pervasive... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Among the sonatas, perhaps he’s most at home in the Dmajor D850, where he conveys the sweep of the unusually quick and energetic opening movement admirably. He’s very good in that early B major... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Individually, this was an engaging series from Signum; the simplistic packaging here perhaps belies the treasures that are to be found within. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019 More…