Champs Hill Records

Pailthrope is an eloquent flautist who plays a wooden flute by Rudall Carte. His fine account of the A minor Partita, BWV 1013, reveals its warm and rounded character particularly well...the... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The performances are superbly committed and the recording…is superbly balanced, the players in a beautiful natural perspective…I think this might just be the best of the series — Gramophone Magazine, February 2017 More…

This is a quite remarkable gathering together of songs that evoke so many emotions. Clare McCaldin shows how she is able to shape and control her voice to draw so much from each song, following... — The Classical Reviewer, June 2016 More…

Emma Wernig and Albert Cano Smit have chosen neglected repertoire that surely deserves much wider exposure. Hans Gál’s three movement Viola Sonata is a real discovery. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

[Dancer on a Tightrope is] performed with suitable punch and fire by Bartosz Woroch and Mei Yi Foo…Woroch brings a suitable depth and stillness of tone [to Cage’s Six Melodies for Violin and... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

besides programming an intriguing mixture of English and French 20th-century songs that all sit remarkably well together, the recital gains extra distinction from an immediately lovable new work,... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2021 More…

[Ridout] offers a gorgeous tone, a thoughtful approach to phrasing, and an infectious sense of impetuosity…there is plenty to enjoy here in terms of poetic flow — Gramophone Magazine, June 2017 More…

The Gould Piano Trio bring tremendous warmth, precision and integrity to their performance and this Champs Hill recording is outstanding in its clarity and intimacy. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…