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Linn Records Reviews

Over the years Linn recordings have received substantial praise from the UK and international media.  Our recordings continue to win awards, commendations and excellent star ratings.  This is due to the talent and passion of our artists, the skills and commitment of our engineers and producers, and above all Linn's unremitting quest to reproduce the best possible sound. 

We hope these reviews help you decide which recording will become your new favourite album.


Belcea Quartet - Beethoven - BBC Radio 3 CD Review

Disc of the Week: 'impressive performances'
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Les nuits d'ete - The Times

4 Stars
'...piercing clarity of colour and texture; heightened drama; increased tenderness and intimacy.'
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Berlioz: Les nuits d'ete - The Guardian

'wonderfully controlled and exquisitely shaded'
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Jonas Kaufmann - Wagner - Gramophone

Editor's Choice: 'The disc is something of a triumph.'
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Jonas Kaufmann - Wagner - BBC Music Magazine

5 Stars
'...this is a further testimony to [Kaufmann's] lonely greatness among contemporary Wagner tenors.'
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The Avison Ensemble - Corelli - BBC Music Magazine

4½ Stars
'The Linn recording is luminous and sensitively balanced.'
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Berlioz Les nuits d'ete - SCO & Ticciati - BBC Music Magazine

5 Stars
'...contributes an air of freshness and immediacy which I greatly enjoyed.'
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A Bach Notebook - Jonathan Freeman-Attwood -artswrap

'Jonathan Freeman-Attwood has attracted much attention for his standard of playing on the trumpet and is an established Bach interpreter.'
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John Passion - Dunedin Consort - MusicWeb International

Recording of the Month: 'I will not be surprised if this recording of the St. John Passion comes to be regarded as a landmark in the work's already distinguished discography.'
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Berlioz Les nuits d'ete - SCO & Ticciati - The Times

[Cargil's] Nuits d'ete and Cleopatra suggest a Trojans Dido of stature in the making.
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Esther - Dunedin Consort - The Guardian

4 Stars
Live Review
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Esther - Dunedin Consort - Music OMH

4 Stars
Live Review
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Amy Duncan - Cycles of Life - instrumentali.com

' Anyone who likes good songs will find something of real beauty here.'
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SCO - Karen Cargill - New York Times

‘The Scottish mezzo Karen Cargill brought such exquisite expression and a warm, vibrant and ample voice to the part that she thoroughly outclassed her colleagues onstage.'
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Boston Baroque - Haydn Creation - Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria - Boston Globe

Live Review: 'That mix of anxiety and joy came out vividly during Saturday's performance.'
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Amy Duncan - Cycles of Life - The Digital Fix

'It's easy to see why Linn were charmed.'
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Amy Duncan - Cycles of Life - notesnotations.blogspot

Live Review: '...those who chose to come to Stereo were greeted with a beautiful performance.'
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A Bach Notebook - Jonathan Freeman-Attwood - BBC Radio 3 'CD Review'

'...a nice combination of shameless ingenuity, infectious verve, and genuine panache'
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SCO - Mozart Divertimento & Oboe Quartet - Rohrblatt

Review in German
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Retrospect Ensemble - JS Bach Harpsichord Concertos - Fanfare

'The readings are buoyant, energetic, and fresh-sounding.'
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