BIS

This is a highly polished modern brass quintet playing Renaissance arrangements with solemn precision and occasional dancing exuberance. The recorded sound’s terrific and the project is well-documented — MusicWeb International, 6th June 2013 More…

Ogawa never forces the tone. She ensures that beauty, clarity and richness of sound are sustained at all costs, even in the most thunderous passages...Yet to suggest that her playing is cool,... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The performances are consistently very fine - expressive and well shaped, and the recordings are excellent. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2004, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…Suzuki's measured declamation linear clarity, together with tasteful responses to ornament, are among his greatest strengths. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Flor's excellent account of Symphony No. 8 stresses its pastoral aspect. Sympathetic interpretations of The Golden Spinning Wheel and the rumbunctious Scherzo capriccioso. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is a hugely seductive disc, full of gorgeous tunes and beautiful, intricate orchestral effects. Zhou Long (b1953)… melds Chinese and Western classical music in a highly persuasive way.... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2004, 5 out of 5 stars More…