LPO

Tennstedt’s Petrushka has a rugged feel…The orchestra really digs into the score, relishing its earthy, folklike qualities…The 1919 Firebird Suite is – forgive the pun – a slow burn of a performance.... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2018 More…

…Finn Paavo Berglund is now the composer's most authoritative living interpreter. Hearing his live recording of the Seventh Symphony, a lifetime's questioning distilled in a single monolithic... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Peter Rose's commanding resonance is full of warmth. Janice Watson floats with a beautiful ease...From an orchestral point of view this performance is a triumph, with flawless playing. The LPO... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2012 More…

The piece encapsulates Shankar’s lifelong devotion to bringing together the music of east and west…That the integration of styles and instruments feels so natural is testament to Shankar’s pioneering... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…

a hint of Rachmaninov's beloved Philadelphia string sound surfaces in a few portamentos, but there's no gloss. The beautiful, sombre line continues in a chain of superb solos for the central... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The chief cause of ecstasy is the inspired playing of the LPO, whose intensity is electrifying: the opening storm is enough to show what we can expect, and despite the broad tempos – this is... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Double Concerto… is far more than an interesting curiosity. Strongly shaped, impassioned and poetic, with warm, clear recorded sound, this is about as good a version as one could hope for. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…