SACD, Audite (label)

Romain Descharmes is a 29-year-old French pianist admirably attuned to the more subtle and elusive sides of Ravel's genius. In Gaspard Ondine's watery entreaty spurts and bubbles seductively... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2009 More…

Aadland has the advantage of truly first-class orchestral playing: the Cologne WDR Sinfonieorchester is a fine orchestra indeed, and its account of the Lyric Suite is notable for its excellence... — International Record Review, September 2013 More…

Really everything here is a delight. Scaramouche dances, tickles, burns manic energy, and in its slow movement is almost unbearably beautiful; the Bizet suite is as lively and colorful as any... — MusicWeb International, April 2013 More…

A happy star reigned over Cologne two autumns ago when violinist-turned maestro Eivind Aadland recorded his cycle of Grieg symphonic works with the city's WDR orchestra...the bite and bounce... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2011 More…

The delights come thick and fast on this, the fifth and final instalment in Eivind Aadland's treasurable Grieg series for Audite. Soprano Camilla Tilling is on radiant form…Aadland and his exemplary... — Classical Ear, 17/03/2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…