Browse: Instrumental, Koechlin (composer)

It almost goes without saying that the performances are magnificent...Warmly supported by the Orchestre Victor Hugo under Jean-François Verdier and captured in glowing sound, Piau has created... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The beauty of Alice Coote’s mezzo-soprano glows with radiance. — Financial Times, 9th May 2015 More…

It’s all very tastefully done, if rather insubstantial. — The Guardian, 6th February 2020 More…

Holliger continues to amaze. Now in his eighties, he still finds the time and the stamina alongside his composing and conducting to extend his reputation as the foremost oboist of the past 60... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Gattet and Wagschal take us by the hand through a selection of turn-of-the-century French works. Theirs is a comforting presence, and while the programme is somewhat transportive in its meditative,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Much of this repertory suits Sampson wonderfully well. Her silvery tone suggests fragility from the outset, while her restrained way with words admirably conveys the vagaries of desire, distress... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

The quality of Froundjian’s playing is evident in the delicately nuanced account of Palmgren’s Snowflakes, which opens the programme…If you tend to get all carolled out over the Christmas season,... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A delightful and thoughtful debut disc from the Orsino Ensemble...Supplemented by Pavel Kolesnikov’s insightful pianism, the Orsinos draw on its core quintet of leading wind players. The entire... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The recital features wonderful playing both by Dervaux, who relishes her role as soloist here, along with attractive and sensitive accompaniment by Mazari. The recording is captured in exquisite... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2022 More…