Onyx

[In No. 2] Trpčeski begins like a racehorse out of the starting gate...Still, overall he sounds less impetuous and more poised than Denis Matsuev in his recent recording...Petrenko is always... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Apekisheva certainly takes nothing for granted and brings several individual touches to Pictures...As a whole, though, Apekisheva's interpretation comes across as over-calculating and deliberate...Generally... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Everything is crisply articulated and thoroughly thought through…The Grosse Fuge maintains momentum, winding tighter and tighter; then its final section begins so softly it’s almost playful,... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Rogé makes this collection all the more memorable with his effortless interpretation of Debussy's style through his own sensitive tone and expression. Performing Debussy's preludes since the... — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 6th June 2005 More…

These are beautifully expressive, thoughtful performances of two unalloyed masterpieces, presented with all the sonic excellence and distinction that we've come to expect from Onyx's series... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This is the first recording of … Tan Dun's Pipa Concerto, and it's an absolute knockout. With strong, vigorous direction from Yuri Bashmet and some wonderfully extrovert playing from both the... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 More…

Given Christine Schäfer's wide-ranging repertoire, this mixing of 17th-century English and 20th-century American songs is no surprise. Her exemplary clarity of tone and diction, and her emotional... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The young German virtuoso…brings crisp brilliance to its outer movements and plays the unusual 5/4 Larghetto with freedom. In naturally recorded sound, he shows how radiant textures in the Minuetto... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[Wosner] responds to every twist and turn with a sense of great immediacy as well as an airy, high-stepped poise and unerring pointing-up of Ligeti’s deliciously unpredictable rhythms. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016 More…

Inn essence Moog's 'illumination' interleaves straight performances, often delivered with chaste clarity and dexterous fingerwork, with respectful augmentations by Tausig and more exuberant... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…