BIS

de Vlieger has approached his task with sympathy and no small degree of expertise...What makes this disc rather special, and of interest to more than just would-be Wagnerians who are allergic... — MusicWeb International, 4th March 2014 More…

Isserlis finds wonderful, darkly smouldering tone and line for Ravel's Two Melodies (originally for soprano voice) and the three Ernest Bloch pieces. He excels, too, in the busier idiom of Prokofiev's... — Classic FM Magazine, November 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Easily the best-known piece here is Ich habe genug (BWV 82). Peter Kooij's tender, yearning account is more modestly stated than versions by his more extrovert rivals. Gerd Türk, assisted by... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Although playing modern instruments, the musicians take full account of 18th century performance practices, shaping and colouring phrases by bow pressure rather than sustaining them with vibrato.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Everything's done with great care, buoyancy and tastefulness, but that very tastefulness can be over-respectful...Better is the joyously incisive account of the four-violin concerto Bach reworked... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The agility of the bassoon part [in the Du Puy], brilliantly handled by Van Sambeek, has to be heard to be believed…this is an interesting addition to the repertoire and the fine Swedish chamber... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The lion's share of the disc is given over to the engaging and at times hauntingly lovely A minor Quartet that marked Sibelius's graduation. Make no mistake, the Tempera Quartet do all this... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2006 More…