Northern Flowers

Magisterial performances and unique understanding of the composer: unequaled [WK]

An imposing string symphony and a touching memorial form an effective programme [NB]

Re-releases of string quartets which should be much better known [GH] 

Čiurlionis’s nature scores heard in eloquent performances by a foremost interpreter of his music [JW]

Boris Tchaikovsky presents a softer, accessible face [RB]

Myaskovsky’s symphonic brace that prioritises expansive tempi [JW]

Four largely unknown Leningrad quartets in committed performances [RB]

Fierce, angular melancholia, deliberate clarity and a turned-inwards icy-acid virtuosity [RB]

Engagingly unfamiliar works from the last two centuries each presented with conviction [RB]

Three surprising and often skilled composers of winningly varied choral music from the city’s Leningrad years [RB]

Sensitivity to sentiment, dynamically responsive, sung with a passion that does not jeopardise unanimity [RB]