CD, Leclair, J-M (composer)

On paper this may look like an unlikely musical partnership...yet put them together and the result is musical dynamite...this captivating recital really goes into overdrive with Ravel’s Sonata...More... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Characterful music demands characterful playing, of course, and that is what it gets from these talented and experienced chamber musicians, who throughout avoid any sense of the routine. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2024 More…

Moments of pure magic can be savoured above all in slow movements, but also when ingeniously incorporated within the contrasting ideas of faster ones…Biondi conveys this subtle blend of ‘beau... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

If I had to characterise Chouchane Siranossian [in terms of the disc’s title], I would plump for angelic for the simple beauty of her playing, which belies the toughness of the music by being... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2017 More…

Violinist Adrian Butterfield is fully adept at bringing out the nuances of Leclair’s music. He performs on a period instrument, but his tone is clear and the technical virtuosity is finely delineated.... — Fanfare, Sep/Oct 2022 More…

The continuo playing is reliable and tasteful, and Butterfield’s sound has an attractive sweetness in all registers that is easy on the ears. He plays with relaxed confidence, and the players... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2022 More…

The Orfeo Orchestra play the Overture and assorted dances suavely...The stylised pangs of Glaucus’s unrequited love are captured touchingly by Cyrille Dubois...The infatuated sorceress’s dark-hued... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2024 More…