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It's interesting to hear Bach’s A minor Violin Concerto in the context of contemporary German works, even though the performance isn’t always engaging…There’s technical assurance in Thibault... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

There are one or two rough edges in Emelyanychev’s first recording with his Russian ensemble (the horns could definitely have benefited from another take in the third-movement trio), but I love... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, November 2018 More…

The Greek baritone is versatile in opera, and his French is faultless in Gounod’s settings of Gauthier, de Musset and Hugo...The Maid of Athens gives Christoyannis a chance to sing in his native... — Sunday Times, 22nd July 2018 More…

Under Stern’s direction, the slender-sounding band plays with great alertness...As Zeliska, Chantal Santon-Jeffery brings a creamy soprano that is nevertheless light and agile...It may pale... — Opera, April 2022 More…

This performance doesn’t attempt to sound gratuitously beautiful, but digs into the tragic substance of the music, and the players aren’t afraid to bring flexibility to the pulse, so there’s... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This recording reveals her as a major artist…There’s a wealth of detail to savour in these performances…Conunova grabbed my attention from the first bars of Prokofiev’s First Sonata, employing... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2018 More…

It was the Boulanger Competition which brought Dubois and Raës together in 2009, and their long-term immersion in these frequently astonishing songs is evident at every turn, from the atmospheric... — Presto Music, February 2020 More…