Accentus Music

The Waldstein is…quite impressive, with its dazzling opening movement thrown off with apparent ease, the slow introduction to the finale admirably sustained, and the controversial blurred pedal... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Howarth’s brilliant arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures is much less famous than Ravel’s, but in a sense it’s more faithful to the piano original, being scored not for full orchestra, but for... — Sunday Times, 20th October 2013 More…

[the Sonata] is a tricky work to bring off, a feat the current artists achieve with aplomb. The quintet is even more rapt, dedicated to Vierne’s late son, and again the performance here more... — Classical Music, August 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Robust and lyrical performances of the Poulenc and Ravel violin and piano masterpieces, while Pierre-Octave Ferroud’s Sonata is a real find. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The touchstone of the concert is the First Ballade. From its opening notes, a dramatic context is evoked. Chen’s approach to its form is so complete that it is like an expanding universe, its... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Volle has just the kind of voice that serves the best interests of Bach’s music. His declamation is clear and lightly articulated, his vibrato tightly controlled and his intonation impeccable…Akademie... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Sunwook Kim brings some splendid pianism and conceptual thinking to both works: a full-toned touch and resonant atmosphere connects the Prelude, Choral et Fugue strongly to Franck’s organ works.... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…