Concertos, Violin Concertos, Massenet (composer)

The Lark Ascending is beautifully played, with pure, unforced tone, and in the unmeasured passages Benedetti imaginatively suggests the bird's unfettered, unpredictable flight. By contrast,... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 More…

Li’s staggering virtuosity makes light weather of Vivaldi’s hail and brimstone...The Melbourne players respond to Li’s passionate approach in like measure, and there’s some delightful banter... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

It’s all very tastefully done, if rather insubstantial. — The Guardian, 6th February 2020 More…

Of the three more substantial items, the two most familiar [Le Cid and the Scenes pittoresques]...are played by Neeme Jarvi and his Swiss orchestra with infectious panache and finesse. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Capuçon accordingly produces an elegantly sustained, warm sound, inflected by a mediumpaced, medium-width vibrato, and phrases everything to exquisite perfection…Some may prefer something a... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the transcription is adroitly laid out and Bell and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra under Tsung Yeh are as persuasive a set of advocates as one could wish for. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2023 More…