Browse: Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

First up is the famous Chopin, which in Wallfisch's hands flows like a river of silk, pulsing with a burnished warmth, spontaneity and vigour. His long partnership with York is shown at its best,... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the obscurities melt away, such is the entente between the players and their understanding of Faure's elliptical syntax. Arnon Erez's clean piano-playing is a great help throughout, allowing... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Performances which revel in the vitality of Vivaldi's music and which are sensible to its beguiling but all too often overlooked fantasy. — Gramophone Magazine More…

this is an historic collection for all sorts of reasons. These recordings will be listened to for many years to come. The heyday of Lyrita was an extraordinarily rich period for British music... — MusicWeb International, 17th November 2014 More…

Whether these works qualify as concertos or not, and/or whether they were originally conceived for cello or some other instrument, they are all highly engaging music of expressive largesse and... — Fanfare, Jul/Aug 2020 More…

Here's another rewarding discovery courtesy of Lyrita, this time two substantial concertos by a composer born in London in 1901 to naturalised German parents. William Busch initially studied... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

There’s a visionary grandeur to [the Rhapsody], a sonata in all but name. In comparison to the restless modality of her Viola Sonata. It’s not only case on a bigger canvas but is also harmonically... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Wallfisch and Simon Callaghan are in full sympathy both with one another and with the music, lavishing fullness of tone and subtlety of nuance on both sonatas, while Łukasz Borowicz and the Janá∂ek... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2023 More…

Keenly felt, emotional reading…performance is passionate… — BBC Music Magazine More…