Browse: Bloch, E - Prayer (From Jewish Life)

He takes the view that a noble reticence suits Elgar’s emotional world just as well as the huge intensity of Jacqueline du Pré, whose early recording he cites as an inspiration. Often this approach... — The Telegraph, 10th January 2020 More…

Jonathan Aasgaard is principal cellist of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and focuses the inwardly musing aspect of Schelomo's narrative virtually to perfection. …an enthusiastic recommendation. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2008 More…

Schwartz’s warm, silky playing matches Fedorova’s rounded piano touch. The top of the bass range lacks the penetrating quality of its smaller relatives, but Schwartz compensates with gravitas... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The Brahms Double Concerto proves the most rewarding performance on the disc. This is thanks to Grant Llewellyn’s ample tempos, the glowing response from the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The most interesting item here is a wild amalgam of folkderived dance music and orchestral rabble-rousing from Tajikistan-born Benjamin Yusupov...Maisky’s very individual brand of tonal intensity... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019 More…

What’s so admirable about young French cellist Edgar Moreau’s recital is its expressive restraint, its tactful mediation between extrovert and withdrawn qualities in the music performed...This... — MusicWeb International, 26th June 2014 More…