Recording of the Month: 'It’s a highly personal, sensual reading; lavish with orchestral detail.'
BBC Music Magazine
Reviews
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'Ticciati presents [La Mer] as a kaleidoscope of magnificently sounding, meticulously visualized moments...'
Fono Forum
'...sublime and majestic...'
Crescendo
'...the Dane delivers a convincing Sibelius in terms of sonority and atmosphere...'
Scherzo
'...an exemplary recording due to its poetic, vocal and musical unity...Boesch's voice - powerful, full-bodied...[is] supported on the piano by the brilliant Martineau.'
La Libre Belgique
'Phantasm’s playing is very beautiful, and the melodic expression and detail in articulation and harmonic balance makes for fascinating listening.'
MusicWeb International
CD of the Week: 'Florian Boesch, and the outstanding pianist Malcolm Martineau, use Mahler's piano version to re-interpret the songs in the most refined and precise manner.'
P2
'Her clarity and response to the texts is exceptional.'
The Observer
'...the orchestra was huge, even as voices and solo instruments were reproduced with impact, sweetness, body, and texture.'
Stereophile