Deutsche Grammophon

Passion rather than insouciance is Pires's keynote.
Here is an intensity and drama that scorn all complacent salon or drawing-room expectations.
How she relishes Chopin's central storms, creating... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Much as you'd like to tout the new as the best, there are some older recordings where a very special chemistry spells 'definitive', and that pose an almost impossible challenge to subsequent... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Pärt's Fratres is more transcendental than celestial but Hope's performance exudes both virtuosity and romanticism, as if drawing inspiration from Paganini and Joachim in equal measure...'Spheres'... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2013 More…

Despite some slightly weak cello playing, these suites rearranged for a five-personal cello ensemble, analogue synthesizers and solo cello create a magnificent soundworld and the voicing of... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Alice Sara Ott gives a strong-centred account with plenty of power and flair; and she is much blessed to have as her companions the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, sounding fabulous under... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…