Realisations

"Rendering's periodic, unpredictable descent into twilit oblivion becomes all the more touching, and may remind us of "the sincerity" with which Berio approached "my love letter to Schubert". The other two works may seem more straightforward in conception and intention".

"The playing of the Bergen Philharmonic confirms its current status, with opulent sound and detailed notes ... A welcome and apposite coupling, cordially recommended".

"The undoubted highlight [Rendering] is a second movement ... Would that the outer movements were as finely done: The Allegro, lacking overall momentum ... while the finale seems uncertain of its intended role within the scheme ... Admirers of Berio will need the Eschenbach recording for its first recording of the composer's last completed work Stanze ... Dietrich Henschel is fully in command of some awkward tessitura, and orchestral response here is more fully engaged".

"Dietrich Henschel has difficulty adhering to the dynamics as marked in the score ... Given the work's [Stanze] importance, it's a pity that it couldn't have been taken into the studio and worked on more intensively. Yet this Ondine release captures the emotional power of a special occasion".

"Im vergleich [Rendering med Chailly] hört man erst so recht, wie weich und damit leider oft auch ungenau das Orchestre de Paris unter Christoph Eschenbachs Stabführung spielt".