Lalo - Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Hadelich’s rich tone pays dividends in an arresting, heartfelt Tchaikovsky. The rather slighter Lalo is nevertheless given a seductive and graceful performance. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Capuçon gives a committed reading, and isn't afraid to dig into the strings when it's apt. There's virtuosity in the faster movements and a real sense of the Spanish rhythmic character of the... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Jean-Jacques Kantorow, one of today's most individual players, has the measure of Lalo's Sarasate-inspired violin-writing - he's able to toss off the virtuoso passagework in a seemingly effortless... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 More…

Vengerov is the real thing, not just a circus act, capable of real musical poetics as well as hair-rising pyrotechnics...Pappano and the Philharmonia always provide nicely detailed support for... — The Guardian, 26th September 2003, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Performance-wise virtually nothing falls beneath a minimum high standard, Szerying’s tone warm yet refined, his phrasing musically sympathetic and his way with the faster music articulate and... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2021 More…

Right from the start of the Tchaikovsky, your ears are hooked by her strong, confident tone. Her fingers never seem to take a breath as the long burnished phrases roll on and on. You notice... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2023, 3 out of 5 stars More…