Chamber, Weiss, S (composer)

By far the finest track here is his transcription of the Chaconne from Bach’s Second Partita for Violin, where the purity of the line and the implied harmonic textures transfer from bowed strings... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This is very fine Weiss-playing indeed, Lindberg capturing the melancholy grandeur, as well as the sheer strangeness, of the Tombeau while astutely assessing the tonal contrasts (in a light/dark... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2010 More…

Bream's sampler shows his passionate best. The (complete) Aranjuez Concerto is unsurpassed; Falla's Miller's Dance blazes; 'impossible' Rodrigo dazzles. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

He is a supple and stylish performer, and this excellently recorded disc contains some of the finest playing of Weiss I have yet heard. Very strongly recommended. — Gramophone Magazine More…

Rübsam’s notes tell us that he is playing in a cantabile style. He is willing to use rubato, that is, and is dedicated to making the music sing. He is particularly effective in slower movements... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2022 More…

[Torge's] mandolin provides a delicate timbral contrast while also evoking the sweetness of the wooden flute. The sweetness of Oberlinger's recorder doesn't have to be imagined in Ernst Gottlieb... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2014 More…