Reviews by Andrew Mellor 
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (New York Philharmonic; conductor: Alan Gilbert)Carl Nielsen
Rich and hugely enjoyable performances.
Tchaikovsky and Nielsen: Violin Concertos (Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Eivind Gullberg Jensen)Vilde Frang
Frang’s vigour, irreverence and imagination make her a vital and refreshing force.
WTC 9/11 / Mallet Quartet / Dance PatternsSteve Reich
WTC 9/11 simply doesn’t have the structural cohesion or magnitude of Different Trains.
Bruckner / Sibelius / Nielsen (feat. orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)Gustavo Dudamel
Dudamel’s ‘souvenir’ from his GSO tenure is a rewarding triple-disc set.
Symphonie No.3 avec “Orgue”; Concerto pour Piano No.4 (feat. organ: Daniel Roth; piano: Jean-François Heisser; Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth)Camille Saint-Saëns
Worth cherishing for its fine Organ Symphony.
Symphonies 4 & 5 (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Pietari Inkinen)Jean Sibelius
Huge of impact, the NZSO musters tension and foreboding.
Orchestral Works (feat. conductor: Edward Gardner; BBC Symphony Orchestra)Witold Lutosławski
Big-boned themes marinate in complex orchestral textures.
In Folk StyleTrondheimSolistene
An ensemble with a unique and delicious accent.
Before the Icons / A Tapestry of Life Einojuhani Rautavaara
Finland’s pre-eminent living composer is still creating music of scintillating beauty.
Nixon in ChinaJohn Adams
You hear the machinery of Adams’s writing: bright, alert, lucid.
Symphonies Nos. 1-7; Kullervo (feat. conductor: Sir Colin Davis; feat. orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra) Jean Sibelius
Consistently confident and exuding an unshakeable stamp of authority.
Symphonies 5 & 9 (feat. conductor: Vasily Petrenko; feat. orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic)Dmitri Shostakovich
Delivers a focussed and individual performance that doesn’t tow the same old line.
Die Schone Mullerin (James Gilchrist & Anna Tilbrook)Franz Schubert
Gilchrist’s performance encapsulates the naive introspection of Schubert's doomed miller.
La BohemeGiacomo Puccini
A fine overall ensemble performance supported by detailed and accomplished choral and...
Second Service & Consort AnthemsWilliam Byrd
...one of 2007's most interesting [releases]...
Outside InRussell Watson
This is uncomfortable stuff, and you don’t need to know much about singing to feel it.
The Best of Andrea Bocelli: VivereAndrea Bocelli
Some engaging, even captivating techniques.
Piano DuosNicolay Rimsky-Korsakov
A worthy performance of an accomplished work.
Ralph Vaughan-Williams On Wenlock EdgeJames Gilchrist
James Gilchrist and The Fitzwilliam String Quartet charm...
