Browse: First Hand (label)

Lark’s playing here is exemplary...but I quickly found myself concentrating on the piano part. Accompanists are seldom given their due, but Ms. Yang is an artist who will most likely excel as... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…

Encompassing the expressive richness of the variations is a tall order for any player. From the outset, Alexandra Papastefanou takes a nuanced view, both poised and elegant. While the first two... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Rohan de Saram’s mastery has for decades now been a fixture in the classical music world, and his artistry through this mixed menu of a recital never flags for an instant; a few moments of marginally... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A pot-pourri of charming, mostly forgotten violin-andpiano miniatures that proved popular as salon entertainment during the 19th century. There is real depth and craft here, too. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Her artistry in this Helsinki concert is consummate and her memory almost faultless. With a warmly lyrical opening, and a touch responding to the variegated requirements of the score, she makes... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The main event is the first-ever recording of the complete, original set of Six Partitas by Johann Joseph Vilsmaÿr…[these] are challenging polyphonic works, full of double- and triple-stops,... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2016 More…