Casella: Orchestral Works Volume 1

�...this is a remarkable and engaging work in its own right, with some striking features. In particular, the beautiful opening of the final 'Epilogo' is breathtakingly beautiful...the BBC Philharmonic and Gianandrea Noseda are both committed and convincing advocates in the premiere recording of this complex score.� --BBC Music Magazine, July 2010 ****

�This 50-minute would-be epic is given a splendidly forthright performance by Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic...[in the concerto] Martin Roscoe is a witty, trenchant piano soloist and the Chandos sound brings out all the piquancy of Casella's artfully un-18th century orchestration.� --Gramophone Magazine, August 2010

�Casella�s music isn�t too often heard here, but the BBC Philharmonic and its Italian maestro, Gianandrea Noseda, are trying to make a difference...Mahler is an evident influence, particularly in the fourth movement. Though styled a finale, it is followed by an Epilogo of hushed beauty, building to a massive, affirmative, organ-buttressed close.� --Sunday Times, 11th July 2010 ***

�[Scarlattiana] receives, of course, a glorious and poetic performance, with the added luxury of Martin Roscoe's participation...anyone with more than a passing interest in this fascinating composer needs to have this remarkable disc.� --International Record Review, July/August 2010

�...under Noseda�s guidance there is cohesion, drive and passion, and the playful Scarlattiana (1926) reveals Casella�s spirited allegiance to the clarity and perkiness of neo-classicism.� --The Telegraph, 13th June 2010 ***