Reviews

'Seine stets luziden, dem vielgesichtigen Reich der Zwischentöne zugewandten, dynamisch fein schattierten Lesarten amalgamieren die kalt-klare Strahlkraft eines Brillanten mit der Hitze forcierten Ausdrucks.'

'Piemontesi proves to be a reliable Mozart interpreter, who plays...with great attention to detail...'

'Ce disque est une carte de visite qui montre l’ambition du jeune chef à renouveler le répertoire et la visibilité de son orchestre.'

'Sometimes plangent, often ebulliently uplifting, these are ever unpredictable pieces...all are exquisitely played by Phantasm...'

'A blissful recording to listen to in the long autumn evenings.'

'Overall, this is a pretty successful pairing of two very different Sibelius symphonies. Throughout the disc the playing of the BBCNOW is excellent.'

'Fauré’s Prelude to Penelope surges and sweeps, Debussy’s Pelléas and Mélisande suite has a rich, sombre beauty and La Mer sounds robust, brooding and vast.'

'Both pianist and conductor bring a high intelligence to bear...fully absorbing.'

'The level of detail Piemontesi and Manze achieve is striking...this is far from a superfluous Mozart concerto recording, and it announces an important new Mozart interpreter.'