CD, Eller (composer)

An engagingly played recital that takes us from the Mendelssohn-like good humour and Romantic charm of, respectively, Lemba and Eller in the early-20th century to ref lective works by Pärt and... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Estonian composer Heino Eller was a wonderful orchestrator, as revealed in these beautiful, if slightly forgettable, works. Skride, Elts and co, however, give the strongest advocacy for them... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[Twilight and Dawn] have long been familiar through Neeme Järvi’s Chandos recordings but the greater refinement of playing and sensitivity of Elts’s readings are their own justification. Certainly... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2020 More…

Never before recorded in its entirety, this is a major statement of intent in the face of adversity...A musicological expert on this music, Sten Lassmann is no less authoritative as an interpreter...Those... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2013 More…