Her voice is meltingly beautiful, with its creamy legato and luminous sound, tinged by a plaintive quality that never disappears, even in cheerful music.

And his account of the opening movement of the Sibelius Concerto was precise, driven with the right measure of energy, and meltingly beautiful.

Huntley similarly finds the melody "meltingly beautiful", the arrangement a "masterpiece", and the track overall a "bucolic tour de force".

That said, her meltingly beautiful sound, especially in floated soft, high passages, is still remarkable.

Mr. Qin has a great deal going for him, including a meltingly beautiful tone, flawlessly centered intonation and an ironclad technique.

First came the meltingly beautiful "Roses," a pure-dance work filled with elegant patterns and partnering that suggest romantic love, a frequent theme for Mr. Taylor.

"And in each of the operas, there are meltingly beautiful, powerful parts."

Surely a player of his facility could sing more through the meltingly beautiful opening gestures of the Schubert.

Sandra Lopez, 26, a young soprano from Miami, with a meltingly beautiful sound, was next and sang an aria from "Faust."

The same is true in the slow movement - listen to the meltingly beautiful oboe and string playing at the start.