Download, Ponce, M (composer)

Mythes is all heightened sensuality and warmth, its heady atmosphere evoked through playing of extraordinary colour, detail and dexterity. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2023 More…

Childhood memories are summoned, plus people and places…Indeed, there’s so much playfulness and charm here that the listener might well pant for some extra ballast from meatier things. It comes... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

On paper, the 2019 GFA Competition winner Johan Smith’s recital programme looks unremarkable...Not that this recital fails to showcase his abundant talent to its best advantage. So as one are... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2020 More…

Don’t be put off by the glitz surrounding this new release from superstar violinist Ray Chen…there’s no false glitter to his playing…[the Bruch is] performed with splendid warmth and character... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Throughout there are fireworks and much technical skill...Meyers’s artistry, however, has its glutinous side. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

...another very fine collection of colourful, enjoyable music that in Russell's hands speaks of a deeper humanity...As always, Russell's supreme musical intelligence is supported by a superlative... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 More…