LSO Live

Britten's opera makes its usual harrowing impact...Broderick's darker-toned Miss Jessel contrasts well with [Matthews]...while Catherine Wyn-Rogers's Mrs Grose is faultlessly secure and vivid.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

…Colin Davis's conducting of the London Symphony Orchestra and the vocal forces is so impressive that it ranks with the greatest accounts I have ever heard of this work… Christine Brewer is... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…Colin Davis's… response to the actual sound of the piece is beautifully managed throughout, with Haydn's sense of wonder coming vividly alive. The LSO is on unimpeachable form, with many thrilling... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Eberle plays these new contributions with dazzling virtuosity, and her live performance of the Concerto itself with Simon Rattle and the LSO has just the right amount of warmth and expressive... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Not only does it feature superior orchestral playing, but Rattle’s wonderfully fluid approach, his magisterial control of rubato and keen sensitivity to all the different colours in this opulently... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Recorded in remarkably vivid sound at the Barbican in December 2019, this is an exceptionally fine performance. Gianandrea Noseda brings a tremendous sense of strength and purpose to the opening...The... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Sir Colin Davis's way with Messiah, as recorded live at the Barbican last December, is old-fashioned by present-day standards. His soloists are all good. The Tenebrae Choir, with its thirty-odd... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Every nuance [of The Rite] is crafted, each detail considered, yet there is still a sense of danger and visceral power…Rattle and the LSO are joined, usurped even, by the extraordinary Barbara... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Pires plays with the lightness, clarity and impeccable phrasing that have made her career...Haitink keeps the orchestra firmly in classical territory, helped by reduced instrumentation. Pires... — The Wholenote, April 2019 More…

There is a huge amount of integrity in all the pieces and this one [Chariot], along with Falling made this reviewer’s eyes water. This is an immersive dip into the histories of Africa, The Caribbean,... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…