Browse: Nonesuch (label)

The rock-band sound world of 2x5 is certainly new. Reich's sense of proportion, his ability to change direction just at the right moment, is as sure as ever. And the Double Sextet contains one... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

In this second volume of Richard Goode's complete set of Bach Partitas there's the sense of a distinguished lineage, a tradition of Bach piano playing with a Classical-Romantic bent that reaches... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

In a lengthy programme note, Jeremy Denk offers a very personal description of each work’s narrative, albeit with solid technical information. The performances themselves avoid self-indulgence,... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Colin Currie Group’s pianos and marimbas form a impressively organic body, swinging jazzy riffs with masterly skill. While the outer movements dance, with irregular syncopation and open, ever-shifting... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Caroline Shaw seems to sprinkle a special kind of magic across every project she embarks on. This latest venture with S Percussion is every bit as vivid and colourful as the acclaimed Narrow... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The longer original compositions, characteristically urbane, are the main event for jazz ears. Their densely woven two-handed runs with bitter sweet phrasings and accents are a richly satisfying... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2018 More…

There’s no recording yet of his 2017 opera The Girl of the Golden West (you can blame the industry’s economics), but every other milestone since the mid-1980s is here in performances that continue... — Sunday Times, 7th December 2022 More…