The Florestan Trio

‘I’ve been impressed throughout by their thoughtfulness, the way each passage is presented to maximum effect. There’s an overall Florestan style too—avoiding heaviness, keeping the textures light and airy, and giving every phrase an individual life and character’ (Gramophone)

This is playing of quite extraordinary sensitivity and depth. I can hardly wait until the next volume
The Independent

'An enchanting disc’ (Gramophone)

'No one who loves Schumann should miss this outstandingly fine new disc' (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Revelatory performances from the Florestan. Excellently recorded, this welcome disc should win all three works a new lease of life’ (Gramophone)

'Enriching performances that make one aware of Brahms's stature first and the superb musicianship of the executants second - which is exactly as it should be!' (Gramophone)

‘They show such complete control of every aspect of Schubert’s masterpiece that they sweep away all rivals’ (The Independent)

'Fresh from their triumph at the Gramophone Awards with Schumann, the Florestans turn their attention to the French trio repertoire and, in particular, to a composer with whom pianist Susan Tomes and cellist Richard Lester have an especial affinity: Gabriel Fauré. Of the three works presented here, the Fauré is the latest (1923), but stylistically the D Minor Trio is as conservative as the G Minor Trio of the 18-year-old Debussy, although Fauré's late essay in the form is unquestionably the greater work. The Florestans play both with a rhythmic urgency in the fast movements and rapt concentration in the Andantinos that take the breath away. They are even finer in Ravel's masterpiece, playing with a technical bravura and sheer panache to match the greatest interpreters of this work on disc. Another absolute winner' (The Sunday Times)