Michael Nagy

Only now and again does Hans-Christoph Rademann’s sprightly tactus work against the Affekt at hand…the high-impact openings to the odd-numbered cantatas come off best…Star of the show is Wiebke... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2018 More…

the verdict is 'decent but not world-beating', with shortcomings in his soloists pulling him up well short of the best available. There is uplift and impulse in the opening movement, with brilliant... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2013 More…

The singing of Julian Prégardien in Schubert's Das Wandern has dramatic touches...I enjoyed the focused countertenor of Franz Vitzhum, elegant in 'Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen'...Lydia Teuscher's... — International Record Review, March 2011 More…

…the performances are strong, with Rilling's own measured pacing articulating the sizable structures of individual movements capably and pointing up many of the clever and effective touches... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

it is in every way a big, dramatic interpretation, and as such absolutely in keeping with Mendelssohn’s ideal…Nagy is a powerful, sonorous Elijah, not merely a man of God but an out-and-out... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The soloists are led by the superb Julian Pregardien...His pacing of the text is exemplary...As Jesus, Karl-Magnus Fredriksson is no victim: he is firm, forthright, with a bass-like solidity. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2014 More…

As might be expected, Rilling’s interpretative values represent a solidly middle-of-the-road view of Haydn. He may not use period instruments, but the choirs don’t sound generous in size, and... — Choir & Organ, January 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…