Browse: ECM (label)

as Poppen plays one of the greatest movements for violin ever composed, the Hilliards sing the chorale quotations, showing how they fit alongside the solo line. It must have been extremely difficult... — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 20th November 2002 More…

In Britten's Suite...Perenyi skilfully reconciles its vividly characterised joined-up miniatures within a bigger picture...Of Perenyi's performances, it's his Ligeti that steals the show. Not... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Under Jeff Reilly's virtuosic control, the bass clarinet possesses an aloof, almost mystical timbre comparable to the duduk flute used in Middle Eastern music, aptly representing the Old Testament... — The Independent, 5th March 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Whether it’s in the incisive attack of the opening Invocation, the passionate mourning in the memorial to the pianist György Sebők, or the precise harmonics in Rappel des oiseaux, they identify... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Here's 80 minutes of the gentlest and most refined music-making imaginable...There's no more moving experience in music than to hear the Sonatina from Bach's Actus Tragicus played by these two,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

You can't always tell in advance where the jewels will lie…but the duds never seriously compromise the joy and diversity of De Mare's enterprise and artistry, or the haunting power of Sondheim's... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…