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Much of Silvestrov's music since the mid-1970s has been a requiem in all but name – a rite of regret and consolation for music and for the hopes and dreams of modern consciousness. So it's no... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Estonia continues to produce a wealth of composers out of all proportion to its size and population, and Helena Tulve (b.1972) is clearly one with whom to reckon. Four of the works on this portrait... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2014 More…

[Messiaen’s] distinctively pungent harmonies and ecstatic resolutions are all here, but in a span which takes us through a rich range of places and times of day, from nocturnal mystery to the... — MusicWeb International, 8th January 2014 More…

with harmonics as a constant defining factor, the music's atmosphere, as the Quartetto Promoteo's first-rate performance shows, is forever haunting. — Gramophone Magazine, August 2013 More…

Holliger's Contrechamps, in particular, is a veritable compendium of clarinet effects, including several uncanny moments when the clarinet seems to play parallel chords...Reto Bieri makes all... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These concentrated miniatures of almost Webern-like brevity showcase Widmann's virtuosity as well as his comprehensive understanding of his instrument's capabilities. These qualities are projected... — The Guardian, 21st April 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

the string quartet Israel (2004) is much the most substantial work - its range of playing techniques allied to a harmonic content such as denotes this composer's interest in combining idioms... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2015 More…