This covers responses to submissions for review, i.e., artists, composers, agents or others who have sent me music / media for reviewing. I’m keeping this as separate list of reviews, just so that you are clear about the “mechanism”. With music that I have purchased, I’m usually quite outspoken. I treat “gifts” similar to a concert review, i.e., I may be a little more careful. I won’t deliver complacency judgments, though, but will rather refuse to review and/or return the media if I think that my comment(s) might be detrimental to the submitter (artist / composer).
Note that I don’t always supply a rating. For example, I don’t rate DVDs / video recordings. And I may choose not to rate if I don’t have sufficient “points of reference” in a given field / area. The absence of a rating has no implication on the quality / value of a given recording. My reviews & comments just represent my personal opinion, as usual.
If you consider sending me music for reviewing: note that I’m pretty “booked out”, i.e., I can’t guarantee responses in a given time, nor even that I will review unsolicited submissions (you may want to check with me first). Please also read “Concert Critiques & Media Reviews: A Note to Organizers, Agencies, & Artists” (also available in German: “Hinweise für Konzertagenturen, Ensembles und MusikerInnen“)
Last update: 2023-03-07
| New/Updated | Artist(s) | Composer(s) | Title / Work | Rating | Focus |
| 2020-08-21 | Silke Aichhorn | (various) | Miniaturen 4: compositions and transcriptions for harp (CD, 2020) | | Artist, Works |
| 2023-03-07 | Atilla Aldemir, viola | Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750) | Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo, BWV 1001 - 1006 (viola) | (see review) | Artist, Performance |
| 2023-03-07 | Sebastian Bohren | Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750) | Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo, BWV 1004 - 1006 | (see review) | Artist, Performance |
| 2023-03-07 | Tomás Cotik | Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750) | Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo, BWV 1001 - 1006 | (see review) | Artist, Performance |
| 2021-06-26 | Sabine Weyer | Bacri, Nicolas (*1961) | Piano Sonatas (CD, 2020) | ★★★★ | Composer/Works, Artist |
| 2021-04-24 | Lina Tur Bonet, Aurelia Vişovan | Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770- 1827) | Violin Sonatas No.9 (Kreutzer) & No.10 (The Cockcrow) (CD, 2020) | ★★★★★ | Performance, Artists |
| 2018-06-28 | Nareh Arghamanyan, Aurélien Pascal, Howard Griffiths, MCO | Danzi, Franz (1763 - 1826) | Piano Concerto in E♭, Cello Concerto in E minor, Overture in D (CD, 2018) | ★★★★ | Artists |
| 2020-01-18 | Ensemble Resonanz, Hamburg | Dessner, Bryce (*1976) | Aheym, Tenebre, Skrik Trio, Lachrymae (CD, 2019) | ★★★★ | Artists, Composer |
| 2021-02-04 | Anastasia Kobekina, Vladimir Kobekin | Kobekin, Vladimir (*1947) | Works for cello / cello & piano (CD, 2016) | | Composer, Works |
| 2018-07-01 | Christian Erny | Lourié, Arthur (1892 - 1966) | Piano works (CD, 2018) | ★★★½ | Composer, Artist |
| 2017-08-07 | Riccardo Chailly, Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Mahler, Gustav (1860 - 1911) | Symphony No.8 in E♭ major (video/BD, Lucerne, KKL, live, 2016) | | Performance, Artists |
| 2019-07-31 | Trio Oreade | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756 - 1791) | Divertimento in E♭ major, K.563; String Trio in G, K.562e (CD, 2019) | ★★★ | Artists |
| 2021-06-26 | Sabine Weyer | Myaskovsky, Nikolai (1881 - 1950) | Piano Sonatas (CD, 2020) | ★★★★ | Composer/Works, Artist |
| 2022-12-16 | Fabian Ziegler, Akvilė Šileikaitė | Psathas, John (1966 -) | Works for Percussion and Piano (CD Presentation) | ★★★★½ | Artists, Composer/Works |
| 2021-04-21 | Sebastian Bohren, Igor Karško / Camerata Zürich | Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906 - 1975) | Violin Sonata, op.134, arr. Tsinman / Pushkarev (Download, 2018) | ★★★★½ | Performance, Arrangement |
| 2019-12-05 | Oxana Shevchenko | Stravinsky, Igor (1882 - 1971) | Complete Music for Solo Piano (CD, 2018) | ★★★★½ | Performance, Artist |
| 2017-10-29 | Christian Spuck, Fabio Luisi, Philharmonia, Ballet & Choir of Zurich Opera | Verdi, Giuseppe (1813 - 1901) | Messa da Requiem, Ballet (video/DVD, Zurich Opera, live, 2016) | | Performance, Artists |
| 2015-03-05 | (various) | Waller, Michael Vincent (*1985) | The South Shore (2 CDs, 2015) | | Composer, Works |
