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The sound of Ehnes's violin is especially full and expressive; it's not the kind of tone Tchaikovsky would have recognised but it sound gorgeous and allows him to rise to the concerto's lyrical... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2012 More…

Gringolts shapes the music admirably well throughout — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

if you can accept a measure of vocal unevenness, you'll find [Boesch's] Schöne Müllerin an unflinching exploration of emotional extremes, with baritone and pianist in symbiotic partnership...the... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2014 More…

In this recording Viktoria Mullova presents virtually flawless playing but, of greater importance, she sustains an impeccably punctuated, modulated and compelling dialogue through Bach's counterpoint... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Hindoyan’s interpretation of the Fourth Symphony is well paced, admirably attentive to dynamics and avoids any interpretative eccentricities. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2024 More…

Lugansky's focus in this Chopin prgramme is unrelentingly inward, the surface as polished and immaculate as a Steinway's lid. His tone quality is always singing, pure and richly cushioned — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 2 out of 5 stars More…

Perhaps the distinguishing feature of this version is the accompaniment of Malcolm Martineau, who contrives to bring some new insight to every single song, without ever sounding mannered...Florian... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

As one might expect, these are first-rate performances of natural authority. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Goetzel calibrates dynamic terracing particularly deftly [in the Hindemith scherzo]...[He] also excels in Florent Schmitt's festeringly erotic Tragedy of Salome...drawing playing of hot commitment... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…