CD, Godard, B (composer)

Gerhardt has a honeyed, liquid tone all his own. He has created a well-contrasted programme that clearly took a long time to research and hone...This is cello playing of exquisite sophistication... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Morris and Limonov have a very supple way of shaping phrases and at the same time supplying energy and rhythmic incisiveness when they are called for. Limonov’s fleet-fingered, articulate pianism... — Fanfare, September/October 2021 More…

For me, it is in short works that Godard’s strength lies...It would be hard not be charmed by the five morceaux En plein air, where Godard’s melodic gifts and fluency are captured in heart-warming... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022 More…

It’s hard not to be won over by this selection drawing together encore pieces arranged for cello and piano. It’s a beguiling programme, many familiar, others less-known, and all performed with... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Gattet and Wagschal take us by the hand through a selection of turn-of-the-century French works. Theirs is a comforting presence, and while the programme is somewhat transportive in its meditative,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Most of these pieces are light, even frothy morceaux, and Plowright does not overstate the musical case for them beyond their obvious delights of refinement and dexterity. But he balances them... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It's been a long time since I have heard a disc of such class — Repertoire des Disques Compacts More…