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The first track, the Overture to Of Thee I Sing, immediately sets the tone — not the overture as we usually hear it, but the 1934 radio version, trimmed in length and with lean orchestration.... — Financial Times, 26th August 2016 More…

[Mayorga's] playing is assured, with an appealing flexibility. And the contribution of Steven Richman's Harmonie Ensemble New York is a delight: beautifully recorded (you can actually hear the... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The American winner of the 1997 Van Cliburn Competition plays with a spring in his step - and a stylish one at that - and is plainly enjoying himself. — Gramophone Magazine, 2007 More…

Thanks to some canny work by the sound engineers, the potentially lopsided combination of trumpet and string quintet works surprigingly well. Leleu himself brings a charming lilt to these familiar... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Manasse and Nakamatsu find an expressiveness in the music that is rather haunting...[Manasse's] tone is consistently ravishing, and he always plays with an exciting sense of musical direction... — International Record Review, December 2010 More…

A lavish, eclectic exploration of Paris — BBC Music Magazine, October 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…