Contact info:
Kanunnik De Deckerstraat 22
2800 Mechelen, Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)15/63.79.30
E-mail: info@eprclassic.eu
Contact info:
Kanunnik De Deckerstraat 22
2800 Mechelen, Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)15/63.79.30
E-mail: info@eprclassic.eu
© 2019 EPR Classic. All rights reserved.
© 2019 EPR Classic. All rights reserved.
REVIEWS
17/3/22
Pizzicato

„With the ensemble Les Metamorphoses, Pieter Wispelwey and Raphael Feye, also a cellist but here active as a conductor, give these works by Weinberg a primarily restrained elegiac character, in which only sporadically cheerful dance-like sections blossom. This fits in with Weinberg’s life situation and the resulting compositions. The performers savor these muted colors of the music and also the more lively passages without exaggerating into melancholy or, on the other hand, excessive exaltation ...the participants create a musically successful picture of these works from Weinberg’s pen.“
EPRC 0045
7/2/22
CD Hotlist
Rick Anderson
"The six-voice male Dionysos Now! ensemble seeks to remedy that with these sonically and musically sumptuous recordings, which not only showcase heartbreakingly beautiful compositions but also a surprisingly rich vocal sound; normally a small-force male ensemble isn’t my favorite, but this one sounds amazing."
EPRC 0043
4/2/22
Gramophone

Richard Whitehouse
"The sound is admirable in its clarity and less unyielding than the previous releases, and Roth’s notes are perceptive without becoming wantonly enthusiastic. He deserves credit from Weinberg devotees and newcomers alike for such formidable and unstinting advocacy."
EPRC 0044
4/2/22
Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik

Winner
„On this album, simple singing turns into the most powerful form of speech about a hopeless present: an overwhelming listening impression om the sense if the word, right down to the last second o this forgotten music.“
EPRC 0045
22/12/21
BBC Music Magazine

Erik Levi
"The present performance must surely rank amongst the finest. Roth and his regular duo partner José Gallardo, together with the exceptionally eloquent cellist Danjulo Ishizaka, have an instinctive feel for the idiom and know exactly when to ratchet up the tension, as in the blistering rhythmic energy of the ‘Toccata’ and pulsating fugal writing of the ‘Finale’, and when to provide calm reflection, as in the closing passage of the ‘Praeludium and Aria’ and the recitative passages of the ‘Poem’. A word of praise, too, for the recording which has a staggering immediacy that fully matches the urgency of Weinberg’s writing in the Trio."
EPRC 0044
6/11/21
BBC Music Magazine

Jan Smaczny
"The C major Sonata is particularly winning with a serene opening Adagio and an exultant concluding Allegro which avoids any hint of flashy display."
EPRC 0039
17/3/21
Planet Hugill
Robert Hugill
"Roth and Gallardo prove ideal in this repertoire, bringing out the sheer vividness of the rhythms and melodies. The opening dance feels suitably robust with plenty of rich tone from both performers, something that continues throughout the suite, yet there is delicacy too. The second movement really makes you want to get up and dance whilst the third is rather eerie with a sense of the exotic. Throughout Roth's singing tone is never far away and the suite concludes with a vibrantly vivid dance."
EPRC 0037
5/3/21
Pizziccato

Remy Franck
"die einerseits mit viel Esprit, aber auch mit feuriger Intensität, souveräner Technik und perfekter Intonation gespielt werden."
EPRC 0037
6/7/20
Music Web International
John Quinn
"The singing on this disc is absolutely exemplary in every respect. I enjoyed both the music and the performances very much [...] The Vlaams Radiokoor is a superb ensemble and I look forward to hearing more from them on disc."
EPRC 0033
6/7/20
Music Web International
John Quinn
"A highly desirable disc which offers magnificent performances of two wonderful and very different French choral works."
EPRC 0032
4/7/20
De Gelderlander
Maarten-Jan Dongelmans
"De stralende sopraan Amaryllis Dieltiens en de flexibele mannenalt Clint van der Linde kleuren voorbeeldig bij elkaar. [...] Deze solisten weten als geen ander wat perfectie in ensemblezang betekent. Ze vullen waar nodig elkaar aan en luisteren verdraaid goed naar de begeleiders."
EPRC 0035
1/7/20
Music Web International
Gary Higginson
"The recording is close and vivid but also provides a good sense of the almost ideal, church-like acoustic of the building."
EPRC 0031
1/7/20
Ritmo

Jerónimo Marín
"La interpretación es de alta calidad, no en vano el Vlaams Radiokoor es uno de los punteros de Bélgica, como se escucha en la estupenda versión muy bien coloreada del Stabat Mater de Poulenc."
EPRC 0032
22/4/20
Music Frames
"Prachtig is de nieuwe CD van het Vlaams Radiokoor van onze zuiderburen. Een album vol ingetogen schoonheid. Tegen een spirituele achtergrond horen we op Ton sur Ton werken van negen componisten. A capella koormuziek gecomponeerd door onder andere Morten Lauridsen, Francis Poulenc, Arvo Pärt en Samuel Barber."
EPRC 0033
20/11/19
Music Web International
Dominy Clements
"the musicians treat this piece with the respect that they give every other work in this programme, without assuming for it a mantle of grandeur that it cannot carry. We are charmed and at times surprised as we would be by a piece by Mozart, and are invited to pick out the forward-looking moments of genius that make the music distinctive and personal."
EPRC 0030
2/11/19
De Gelderlander
Maarten-Jan Dongelmans
"Het Stabat Mater is opgenomen in een studio in de Belgische hoofdstad en wordt begeleid door het Brussels Philharmonic. Hier springen de intensiteit en onderhuidse spanning van de uitvoering in het oog. Maar meer nog de aandacht voor klankkleur en contrasten (bijvoorbeeld in het tweede deel). Dit is zonder meer een van de mooiste versies die de catalogus ons te bieden heeft. Niquet laat zijn musici op alle fronten excelleren."
EPRC 0032
4/10/19
ARTAMAG'
Jean-Charles Hoffelé
"Hervé Niquet saisit le ton de cette musique, anime ses formes sim- ples et savantes à la fois, modèle l’élégance pudique de ce chœur orant et secret, merveille que vient contrebalancer le geste autrement dramatique du Stabat Mater de Poulenc, incarné ici avec une puissance théâtrale certaine où le soprano de Marion Tassou met pourtant ses prières, le contraire absolu dans le domaine de la musique d’église du chef-d’œuvre hypnotique de Desenclos."
EPRC 0032
26/9/19
Opus Klassiek
Siebe Riedstra
"Het Vlaams Radiokoor zingt vol overgave en klinkt als een klok; organist Francois Saint- Yves heeft het geschikte romantisch-symfonische instrument tot zijn beschikking en weet er uitstekend de weg op te vinden."
EPRC 0032
25/9/19
The Stradt
Janet Banks
"In both Schubert works Wispelwey leans towards the playful, keeping us waiting fractionally longer than expected for the return of the theme in both finales and enjoying the sprightly interplay with the piano. Balance is always tip-top and the sound spacious and warm. [...] and the duo’s exceptionally free and poetic playing of the first interlude feels like a nostalgic look back at the whole series."
EPRC 0030
1/7/19
Fono Forum

Holger Arnold
"Welch schone Zusammenstellung! Drei Konzerte, die das ausdrucksvolle Potenzial der Klarinette wunderbar zur Geltung bringen, bei Mozart und Bruch zudem mit der Besonderheit, class die Stiicke fur die im Vergleich zur B-Klarinette dunkler timbrierte A-Klarinette geschrieben wurden."
EPRC 0026
1/7/19
Opus Klassiek
Siebe Riedstra
"Dit is door het gekozen concept een cd die veel meer inhoudt dan de som van zijn onderdelen. Voeg daaraan toe de schitterende uitvoeringen, met enkelvoudig bezette strijkers en twee zangers per stemsoort, plus een magnifieke opname waarin het orgel voor een weldadig fundament zorgt."
EPRC 0031
27/6/19
STRETTO
"Dit is een unieke opname vanwege het gebruik van historische instrumenten en de uitvoering door jonge zangers en musici. BachPlus brengt hulde aan de onsterfelijke Bach in een opname die privédevotie confronteert met protestantse extase. Subliem!"
EPRC 0031
21/3/19
The Piano Magazine
Andrew Willis
"Every recording by Belgian fortepianist Tom Beghin is guaranteed to provide a provocative listening experience informed by probing thought. Playing an excellent Chris Maene replica of the famous Broadwood piano on which Beethoven composed his Sonatas, Op. 109, 110, and 111, Beghin places rhetorical delivery and spontaneous discovery at the center of his rendition of these works. The handsomely produced booklet details Beghin's research into the "hearing machine" reportedly attached to Beethoven's piano, supporting the conclusion that the composer may have perceived the instrument's sound more fully than we suppose."
EPRC 0025
10/2/19
ResMusica
Maciej Chiżyński
"Loin de briller d’une manière purement démonstrative, [Julien Libeer] attire attention par la douceur du ton et toute une gamme de nuances qu’il développe placidement et en privilégiant la simplicité de la ligne mélodique."
EPRC 0029
1/2/19
BBC Music Magazine

Jan Smaczny
"What an interesting recording: one of Haydn's finest earlier sympohonies, Mozart's last piano concerto and Dinu Lipatti's Concertino."
EPRC 0029


