Browse: CD, Couperin, L (composer)

What strikes me most about this recording is the judicious use of registrations and stops by harpsichordist Brice Sailly. This not only gives the necessary timbral variety to the various movements,... — Fanfare, September/October 2021 More…

Forqueray’s demands on his interpreters are considerable, but André Lislevand is absolutely on top of his game and not afraid to explore the extremes of his instrument’s aesthetic world though... — Early Music Review, May 2021 More…

Pienaar displays his collections thematically, connecting dances and variations, imitative and evocative works that suggest battles and birdsong, that paint portraits, tell stories and write... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Both connoisseurs and newcomers will find a great deal to savour in this exquisitely conceived album. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2023 More…

He’s commandeered a Yamaha concert grand and had it regulated in two ways: one nurturing darker and even more rounded sounds to enhance what he perceives to be the music’s singing qualities;... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Conceived as ‘an audio voyage’, this programme makes associations between diverse repertoire through timbre, texture, colour and ‘affect’...In the hands of a gifted virtuoso like Eller, one understands... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…