Onyx

Moog decides to pair Debussy’s tricky Études with that other keyboard Everest, Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit. He meets all the technical challenges, and it’s an interesting listen. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Petrenko launches Purcell’s theme at a statelier tempo [than Britten] and is sometimes tempted to linger over detail in the variations, though the solo playing is often lovely. Yet his fugue... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Its virtues are by now well-rehearsed: ringing tonal opulence and fastidious balance are at the service of readings manifestly intelligent and often hugely compelling. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The innate classicism of the Grieg and Tchaikovsky is felt as well as heard in deft articulation and elegant nuancing so that the Mozart, far from being the odd man out, is very much a kindred... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2009 More…

if you can accept a measure of vocal unevenness, you'll find [Boesch's] Schöne Müllerin an unflinching exploration of emotional extremes, with baritone and pianist in symbiotic partnership...the... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2014 More…

I loved the stark simplicity of Mullov-Abbado’s The Linden Tree on the Hermes Experiment’s Here We Are (an Editor’s Choice in July), and there’s a similar sparse beauty to everything on this... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, September 2020 More…

This outstanding CD from the Istanbul-based Borusan quartet explores a diverse collection of modern string quartets with tremendous spirit and poise…With its intriguing programming and flawless... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…I found Rysanov's performances of both Sonatas compelling, vivid and packed with moments of great musical insight. The two trio performances are also extremely enjoyable… — BBC Music Magazine, January 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

If any life is left in the myth that only the English can do Elgar, it’s put to shame by the Russian conductor. This disc — an ideal mix of the grand and the intimate — shows a first-rate musician’s... — Sunday Times, 31st March 2019 More…

Moog makes easy sense of it all, his light, glittering touch deftly partnered by Nicholas Milton and his Ludwigshafen-based orchestra...it comes as no surpise that he chooses the more mercurial... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…