"This sequence of six pieces presents a good cross-section of his output, demonstrating Schreker’s development ... Schreker had a wonderful sense of fantasy, a feeling for colour, and impressive mastery of the orchestra. The textures are lush and overheated. Sinaisky draws seductively beautiful playing from the BBC Philharmonic, heightened by gloriously rich Chandos sound, and the whole disc serves to advance Schreker’s case." --The Penguin Guide - 1000 Greatest Classical Recordings 2011-12
Sumptuous late-Romantic music performed with tremendous passion and intensity by Sinaisky and the BBC Philharmonic in resplendent Chandos sound. More than any previous interpreters, Sinaisky succeeds in harnessing the ebb and flow of Schreker’s musical invention with greater conviction, finally persuading the sceptics that this composer deserves serious consideration alongside his Viennese contemporaries Schoenberg, Zemlinsky and Berg. --BBC Music Magazine Critic's Choice
The BBC Philharmonic’s playing is warmly expansive, and the recording captures every nuance of the ever-changing textures --The Guardian
The BBC Philharmonic’s playing is warmly expansive, and the recording captures every nuance of the ever-changing textures --The Guardian
