Browse: ica classics (label)

a performance [of the Mahler] that is characteristic of a notable conductor in prime professional condition. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2014 More…

An impressive debut disc previously only released in Japan. The young violinist delivers a beyond-her-years Shostakovich and dazzles in the Waxman. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In contrast with lithe, clean recordings by modern maestros, this Brahms First Symphony comes with dirt under the fingernails and an undeniable halo of majesty. From the apocalyptic opening timpani,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Klemperer underlines the grand architectural proportions of the German Requiem while piercing close to its spiritual heart...the performance itself builds in monumental intensity from a fairly... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

the pianist’s irrepressible spirit shines through in Prokofiev’s Seventh Sonata and the Stravinsky pieces. — The Telegraph, 12th May 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Barbirolli's Haydn from 1969 is very much of its time, and not without some fine qualities. One can sense the affection in which the conductor held this work...The Symphonie fantastique finds... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

though I have heard performances of these two works that equal these, I can't think of any that surpass them...The sound is impressive, though both Concertos are in mono. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

A sense of delight permeates his performance of the Ravel waltzes; he digs into the scrunchy textures and lets the composer's lime-and-soda harmonies fizz and gleam...Shame about the sound quality,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…