Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works 4

�Gardner's interpretative decisions vary from Lutoslawski's, swifter in the fast movements, very slow in the Poco adagio...The composer had the balance between them just right but Gardner is very persuasive...Highly recommended.� --Gramophone Magazine, May 2013

�[Little] finds the soft-edged energy of the Partita and traces a broad melodic arc in its central Largo. All the performers show their awareness of the work's indebtedness to Baroque gesture.� --BBC Music Magazine, June 2013 ****

�The BBCSO and Edward Gardner, in the latest of this excellent series, capture the range of moods eloquently.� --The Observer, 17th March 2013

�the violin concertos [are] notable for their expressive intensity, a quality matched by Tasmin Little�s performances. Finally, Michael Collins relishes the solo opportunities of Dance Preludes for clarinet and chamber orchestra� --Financial Times, 16th March 2013 ****

�[Gardner's] ear for detail, a feature of all these Chandos releases, brings out colours and associations which you might have missed in other versions...This is as vibrant and engaging a performance of this symphony as I have ever heard on record...a series of recordings which has to be considered a worthy new reference in some of the best music the 20th century has to offer.� --MusicWeb International, 23rd April 2013