Browse: CD, Leclair, J-M (composer)

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…

The performance by the Orfeo Orchestra is solid, and quite beautifully done. Conductor Vashegyi has a good feel for the ever-changing textures, harmonies, and moods that characterize French opera... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…

Great arrangements that introduce the Chinese sheng to the likes of Telemann and Rameau. In some parts reflective, in others feisty and even folky, it’s inventive and rarely dull. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

He breezes through the salvo of technical challenges…Yet he also brings a refined musicality and a sense of period style to these concertos, so alongside the fireworks there’s playing of exquisite... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Leclair's only opera is virtually unknown today but, musically, it's a masterpiece…[d’Hérin favours] a more restrained and elegant approach, drawing graceful and animated playing from his crack... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Forqueray’s own music drives the gamba to explore new effects and sonorities…Boulanger responds to his musical chiaroscuro…The players are equally receptive to the expressive contrasts of Forqueray’s... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…