Grand Prix series

"Göran Söllscher is at his finest here. The programme is essentially Romantic and very tuneful and atmospheric. The indelible opening Myers Cavatina is of course the justly famous Deerhunter theme, while even the anonymous Romance will be familiar. Whether in the attractive Llobet arrangements of Catalan folksongs, the two evocative portraits from Tárrega, or Yocoh's colourful Sakura (from Japan), this is the kind of music making that remains in the memory, for even while the playing is relaxed there is no doubt about Söllscher's magnetism. Hoagy Carmichael's Georgia on my mind gives the feeling of a final lollipop as the stylish closing encore. The sound is most naturally balanced, and the immediacy and realism are apparent." (Penguin Guide)

“This version of the much-recorded Requiem must be the most spiritual, reverential, and perhaps visionary yet to appear…. I have seldom heard such a sustained legato throughout the slow movements, such warm and seamless singing, such beautiful playing... And the spacious recording, with its very wide range of dynamics (including a rather too insistent bass drum), matches the breadth and scale of the singing and playing, with the correct perspectives where Verdi calls for them—listen right near the start to the care taken over every part of the texture in the unaccompanied "Te decet hymnus" or the shimmering violins at the start of "Lux aeterna" – Gramophone 1990

"As in their other Bach concerto recordings for DG Archiv, Pinnock and the English Concert prove the most persuasive practitioners of authentic performance, both vigorous and warm with consistently resilient rhythms. This collection of works transcribed from better-known originals features two wind soloists with tone warmer and less abrasive than many using baroque instruments. The recorded sound is exceptionally vivid in its sense of presence in its CD format" (Penguin Guide)

“Both concertos receive performances of strong personality and an impressive eloquence—and, it goes without saying, altogether impeccable technique… Recommended.'“ Gramophone

"this version from the Gabrieli Consort directed by Paul McCreesh has a greater sense of purpose, of occasion, than many of its rivals" - BBC Music Magazine

“The sound is consistently spacious and free to bring out the strongly dramatic and characterful qualities of Sinopoli's reading” – Gramophone

“An exuberant partnership between two of the most distinguished Italian musicians of the day.” - Penguin Guide