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He's ingeniously rethought Mrs Purcell's arbitrary ordering, and ends with the magnificent chaconne-driven G minor Sonata Z807, using the so-called 'Golden Sonata' as a central pivot with sonatas... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The two singers complement each other beautifully in the final setting, Kielland's reedy voice, with its somewhat androgynous quality, throwing Sampson's crystalline soprano into high relief... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Art and poetry infuse this intricate, powerful and beautifully-performed disc…Her richly-textured compositions take flight from a kaleidoscopic range of extra-musical sources…Firsova’s scores... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The King's Consort, whose Purcellian pedigree has been honed over a long and distinguished discography, presents informed yet instinctive performances. Purcell's expressive points are made without... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the Allegri Quartet is still alive and well, and the first thing that needs to be said about the performances is how likeable they are: the playing has all the intelligence, energy and expressive... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Viola de Hoog is persuasive in Mendelssohn’s two cello sonatas, too, though perhaps she’s slightly on the reserved side in the dramatic recitatives of the Second Sonata’s slow movement...The... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…