Browse: Horizon (series)

These masterly performances under the baton of George Benjamin here provide the focus of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's inventive tribute to the composer, captured live at concerts during... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

All four pieces… share an exuberant love of the possibilities of large forces and the Amsterdamers respond with a deal of warm-spirited élan - letting their hair down with very un-North European... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Horizon series is an audacious project presenting top-class live performances in consistently fine if soft-grained sonics...The second disc veers off into pieces old and new, randomly showcasing... — International Record Review, January 2012 More…

With its roster of star conductors specialising in contemporary music, and recordings of superfine technical quality, this well-filled disc provides satisfaction and provocation in equal measure. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2014 More…

Benjamin’s song cycle … has a warm (and sometimes searing) sensuality which is eloquently projected by Bejun Mehta … Tan Dun’s Wolf… [is] a virtuoso vehicle for bass player Dominic Seldis, and... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The performances here could hardly be faulted for their commitment, with the wide-ranging SACD sound and overall presentation up to the consistently high standard of earlier releases in this... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…