Opera, Granados (composer)

In this gorgeous snapshot of Spanish musical history, harpist De Maistre makes works for guitar and harpsichord his own – joined by castanet master Lucero Tena. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This live recording from an accomplished BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Josep Pons reveals the opera to be really a work of two parts…The cast acquit themselves well, if not with persuasively... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

In his selection of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Freire, like Gilels before him, explores a whole world of intimate feeling and a melancholy at the heart of Grieg’s indelibly northern nature (‘At your... — International Piano, January 2020 More…

Gerhardt has a honeyed, liquid tone all his own. He has created a well-contrasted programme that clearly took a long time to research and hone...This is cello playing of exquisite sophistication... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This CD represents something of a triumph not for one young artist but for two. ENO's new music director, Edward Gardner, conducts the accompaniments, with the Academy of St Martin's on fine... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The second volume in Martin Jones' 'Spanish Piano Music', could hardly be more enticing or delectable ... performed with rare sensetivity, immaculate dexterity and temperamental ardour ... such... — Gramophone Magazine More…