Christoph Poppen

The approach to both is thoroughly refined and contained, although there is power to be had in the spectacular and unfinished ‘Great’, performed here in its 1989 completion by musicologist Franz... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Symmetry, the cyclic evolution of a musical germ and the idea of birth in the midst of death: all are fundamental to this disc. Webern's motivically determined orchestration of the Ricercar... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Under Poppen, K262’s Kyrie bowls along at quite a lick, its counterpoint muscular and surprisingly bouncy given the character of the text...Poppen secures some incisive string interjections... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

this latest recital from Hänssler is a classic in every way...Banse consistently uses her exceptionally sweet and pure voice with extraordinary precision, hitting exposed top notes effortlessly... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2011 More…

Most of [the transcription] works well enough...and there are even one or two gains...Graffin makes a very appealing case for it...Clara Schumann's Three Romances are much more than salon sweetmeats,... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Highly accessible music, without being banal; common time signatures help ground the ear and take notice of the intricate rhythmic designs within. All in all, a satisfying disc, finely recorded,... — Fanfare, May/June 2021 More…

Banse is…. a discerning artist, with a graceful, subtle feeling for a Mozartian line, fluent coloratura and plenty of fire in a piece like the magnificent scena Ah, lo previdi - arguably Mozart's... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2005 More…