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Schwizgebel's playing is poised, lively and full of subtle, changing detail. The first movement of the Concerto No. 1 swings by with a real sense of dialogue, not only between piano and orchestra... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Biddau's recording is as lovely as the pieces deserve. His tone is liquescent, yet his touch is firm - a happy combination in this context, as when his fingerwork controls the occasional sprays... — International Record Review, June 2012 More…

All in all, these pieces are a real discovery, and they're admirably played by the Quatuor Ruggieri, who bring out both the music's energy and its lyrical qualities. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Riding luxurious waves of sound, Dalberto never loses a thread of Faure’s intricate polyphony…Fully exploiting the Bechstein’s plangent sound, Dalberto strikes just the right balance between... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017 More…

Unaffected, highly accomplished musicianship [by] Pierre Fouchenneret and Romain Descharmes…Fouchenneret’s tone is warm yet finely focused and with spot-on intonation throughout. Descharmes’s... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2016 More…

Sakai’s performances are distinguished by the freshness and sincerity of his interpretations. He is an eloquent exponent, never pretentious or superficial, never afraid to play slowly. He produces... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2016 More…

Christophe Rousset’s recording is distinguished by a dazzling variety of articulation, dynamics and timbres … The playing of Les Talens Lyriques is supple and characterful … Piau is faultlessly... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2015 More…

Listening to this recording of Scipione, you might well judge it one of Handel’s strongest scores: aria after aria bristles with vitality and personality...Long unavailable, it has been reissued... — Financial Times, 21st August 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…