Reviews |
![]() BEETHOVEN: Fidelio "A recording that surpasses all recent sets of piece by virtue of the all-round excellence of its cast and its vital conducting (Michael Halász) - Gramophone Critics' choice 1999 - Alan Blyth One of the Top Ten Recordings of 2000. "A terrific performance" - Opera News "Let me state right off that this is a magnificent performance. It is a studio recording, but one that bursts with drama, with all the tension and thrills of a live performance." "Naxos's warm recorded sound contributes much to the performance. Three cheers for a Great Recording of the (new) Century !" -Fanfare - James H.North, Mar-Apr 2000 "It is a tremendous success... this recording has one of the strongest (opera casts), in the leading roles, for several decades." - Classic CD - Michael Tanner, Feb 2000 ![]() BEETHOVEN: Concerto in C for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op.56 Violin Concerto in D (arr. For piano) "The performance of the work is magical and the recording is excellently balanced." - HC Robbins Landon ![]() BARTÓK: Concerto "Hungaroton's first SACD release is a knockout ! It 's an eleven." - David Hurwitz - Classics Today ![]() BARTÓK: Piano Concertos Nos 1-3 Jenő Jandó / Budapest SO / Ligeti "Mr. Jandó enjoys the added benefits of outstanding orchestral playing and more up-to-date engineering then any of his rivals." - BBC Magazine - February 1995 ![]() J.S.BACH: Trio Sonatas - Zoltán Gyöngyössy, László Hadady, György Lakatos, Borbála Dobozy BMC-049 "The sonic environment is fully supportive of instrumental timbres and of the music's requisite balances and detail." - David Vernier - Classics Today ![]() VIVALDI: Flute Concertos Vol.2 Béla Drahos (flute) / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.553101 "Phoenix's warm recording enhances the effect of these engaging performances, which are simply as fine as any available." - Victor Carr - Classics Today |