Royal Flemish Philharmonic

Strongly tonal and lyrical, Jongen's chief influences seem to be Richard Strauss and Cesar Franck…[Graffin's] tender, slender tone in softer passages is one of the disc's main attractions but... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2015 More…

The outer movements of the concertos fizz and sparkle as they should yet Helmchen finds time to sculpt phrase-endings without any loss of momentum, heightening the drama in the process. The... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2011 More…

Henderickx’s music thoroughly fills the acoustic space and has at heart an elegant simplicity of gesture…Groove! is absolutely gripping, percussion soloist Pieterjan Vranckx conveying poetry... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Hagner is a marvellous exponent of both works, as she is in the more overt technical show piece of the Fantasia appassionata. The Royal Flemish Philharmonic are thoroughly committed. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The raw immediacy of Yossif Ivanov's tone is the first thing to strike in this pairing of two of the mid-20th century's most pungent violin concertos. [In Shostakovich's Concerto No. 1], Ivanov's... — The Independent on Sunday, 9th August 2009 More…

The elegance that Vieuxtemps displayed in his violin concertos is on show here, with graceful melodies, and some more showy passages. These are never gratuitous, however, and are expertly written... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

At 40 minutes, the First Concerto has its longeurs...But it's beautifully shaped by Martyn Brabbins, with a warm resonant sound to the recording, and Chloe Hanslip's entry doesn't disappoint.... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…