Onyx

This is a searing account of the Rite. Petrenko judges the speeds acutely, always insistent, without simply trying to set landspeed records, and there’s a visceral energy to the RLPO’s playing,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

If any life is left in the myth that only the English can do Elgar, it’s put to shame by the Russian conductor. This disc — an ideal mix of the grand and the intimate — shows a first-rate musician’s... — Sunday Times, 31st March 2019 More…

At his best Wosner is capable of freshly illuminating these sonatas, which allows me to give an unhesitating recommendation. If I had to generalize, Wosner’s playing doesn’t lean too far toward... — Fanfare, Jul/Aug 2020 More…

…it's… reassuring to hear a disc like this which presents new music with such conviction. This detailed, thoughtful music, mature in conception, confident in execution and impeccably recorded,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There is no doubting either Rogé's touch, with some spine-tingling textures in the final 'Scherzando' of En blanc et noir, and evocative eeriness in 'Pour l'Egyptienne' from the Epigraphes antiques. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 2 out of 5 stars More…

At his best, Demidenko is a dazzling pianist… the Preludes… in his hands become a confection of enormous scope and variety… he imbues the swift numbers with a terrific urgency and excitement…... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2009 More…

[In No. 2] Trpčeski begins like a racehorse out of the starting gate...Still, overall he sounds less impetuous and more poised than Denis Matsuev in his recent recording...Petrenko is always... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The programme, which initially looked bitty, adds up to a coherent sequence...All of the performance have energy and imagination, and even though Kodaly's Duo, passionately played by Mullova... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[Midori's] veiled tone and impeccable intonation lure us into Bloch's world...Throughout [the Janacek] she isn't afraid to dig hard into the strings, but she also knows when to mine the seam... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Occasionally there's a feeling as with so many crossover classical attempts that the whole thing is too tasteful and careful, but what wins out here is Mullova's sheer dancing virtuosity in... — The Observer, 6th April 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…