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Best known in the programme are Nos 2 and 5 of the Organ Sonatas Bach allegedly wrote for his eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann, as part of his organist’s training. Their texture lends itself to... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Roger-Ducasse's is more for lovers of angst than of optimism and there is little in the nature of display…in the major works Jones, an intrepid explorer of so many of music's unjustifiably neglected... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2015 More…

Several of Bach's greatest hits for the organ are heard here on an ideal instrument (Trinity College, Cambridge) in sober performances from Robert Quinney. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Benjamin Alard has a clear knack for recreating Bach’s own well-documented performance style. His phrasing is clear, his choice of registrations both convincing and appropriate to the individual... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2020 More…

...what makes Lane's performance so special is the sheer panache, even chutzpah, that he brings to every twist and turn while managing to keep the contrapuntal threads transparent within the... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…best of all is the brilliant and grandiose transcription of the great C minor Passacaglia by Georgy Catoire, whose original works we are only beginning to rediscover… Though Milne's booklet... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It’s many a long year since I enjoyed this marvellous, life-enhancing set [the Brandenburgs] so much. Who knew that Reger could be such fun? A great deal of this is down to the immaculate pinpoint... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019 More…