“… It quickly becomes clear that Leong, despite his young age, has absorbed and grasped this music very profoundly. His playing is so technically polished and so richly facetted and nuanced that one might wonder why others have difficulty with these works. In spite of his detailed interpretation, he manages without any problems to keep the overview and to span the arc of the interpretation. At the same time, his playing is such that he imparts his own approach to the works, which makes it possible to combine the pieces, which are quite different from one another, namely as caricatures or praise for six of Ysaÿe’s violin-playing contemporaries, into a unified listening impression…” *****
“… It quickly becomes clear that Leong, despite his young age, has absorbed and grasped this music very profoundly. His playing is so technically polished and so richly facetted and nuanced that one might wonder why others have difficulty with these works. In spite of his detailed interpretation, he manages without any problems to keep the overview and to span the arc of the interpretation. At the same time, his playing is such that he imparts his own approach to the works, which makes it possible to combine the pieces, which are quite different from one another, namely as caricatures or praise for six of Ysaÿe’s violin-playing contemporaries, into a unified listening impression…” *****
Uwe Krusch – Pizzicato.com – 1 March 2021
“… The instrument’s sound is fantastic, and Dego has really made it her own. The pieces Francesco Dego plays are partly solo, partly with piano accompaniment. She manages to dazzle the listener with a virtuosity that is completely free of any technical constraints. There is much expressivity in her rich, full-blooded and yet very refined playing …” *****
“… The instrument’s sound is fantastic, and Dego has really made it her own. The pieces Francesco Dego plays are partly solo, partly with piano accompaniment. She manages to dazzle the listener with a virtuosity that is completely free of any technical constraints. There is much expressivity in her rich, full-blooded and yet very refined playing …” *****
Remy Franck – Pizzicato.com – 27 February 2021
“… The two male soloists, both still young artists, are the tenor Stuart Jackson as the Evangelist and the baritone Konstantin Krimmel as Jesus. Many pleasing points come together here, so that both present their roles convincingly both vocally and interpretatively. Both already winners of competitions, they are on their way and, as far as the baritone is concerned, have already attracted positive attention. The soloists in and out of the choir in their smaller passages are in no way inferior to the big names. As already mentioned, they offer clear and understandable pronunciation, both individually and as a group, although they are not native speakers. But even their roles are fully and lovingly created and not dismissed as supporting roles…” *****
“… The two male soloists, both still young artists, are the tenor Stuart Jackson as the Evangelist and the baritone Konstantin Krimmel as Jesus. Many pleasing points come together here, so that both present their roles convincingly both vocally and interpretatively. Both already winners of competitions, they are on their way and, as far as the baritone is concerned, have already attracted positive attention. The soloists in and out of the choir in their smaller passages are in no way inferior to the big names. As already mentioned, they offer clear and understandable pronunciation, both individually and as a group, although they are not native speakers. But even their roles are fully and lovingly created and not dismissed as supporting roles…” *****
Uwe Krusch – Pizzicato.com – 24 February 2021
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Uwe Krusch - Pizzicato.lu – 23 February 2021
”… Lars Vogt succeeds in expressing the intimacy of the music very well with a particularly subtle interpretation…” *****
”… Lars Vogt succeeds in expressing the intimacy of the music very well with a particularly subtle interpretation…” *****
Remy Franck – Pizzicato.com – 22 February 2021
“… Ultimately, then, this last movement proves a lackluster capstone to an otherwise largely agreeable Beethoven Nine. Reference Recording’s sonics are excellent as ever and Honeck provides an explication of his views on the piece for the liner notes. They’re intriguing to consider – even if the musical results don’t always bear him out.”
“… Ultimately, then, this last movement proves a lackluster capstone to an otherwise largely agreeable Beethoven Nine. Reference Recording’s sonics are excellent as ever and Honeck provides an explication of his views on the piece for the liner notes. They’re intriguing to consider – even if the musical results don’t always bear him out.”
Jonathan Blumhofer – the artsfuse.org – 27 February 2021
"A fine follow-up to their Rite of Spring."
"A fine follow-up to their Rite of Spring."
Simon Thompson – MusicWeb-International.com – 26 February 2021
“The right price for a smorgasbord of late period Fischer-Dieskau and some of his younger colleagues.”
“The right price for a smorgasbord of late period Fischer-Dieskau and some of his younger colleagues.”
Barnaby Rayfield – MusicWeb-International.com – 26 February 2021
My Wish List
BBC Orchestral Nominee
BBC Chamber Nominee
Barry Douglas Podcast
BBC R3 Record of Week
Desert Island Disc
Welcome, Francesca!
We are sorry to hear of the passing of pianist Eric Parkin, aged 96. Eric made over
Jennifer Pike MBE
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Queen's Medal
Gramophone Awards
Korngold BBC triumph!
Ralph Couzens Interview
