Download, Ponce, M (composer)

The pleasures lie largely in hearing infinite subtleties of touch and expression vividly caught in Orchid’s clear, all-embracing recording. Cello pizzicato passages alone make the ears tingle;... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The SACD sound is first-class and the booklet notes by both artists attractive, not least in drawing attention to the great artists of the past whose performances and arrangements are saluted... — MusicWeb International, November 2018 More…

...another very fine collection of colourful, enjoyable music that in Russell's hands speaks of a deeper humanity...As always, Russell's supreme musical intelligence is supported by a superlative... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 More…

Childhood memories are summoned, plus people and places…Indeed, there’s so much playfulness and charm here that the listener might well pant for some extra ballast from meatier things. It comes... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Mythes is all heightened sensuality and warmth, its heady atmosphere evoked through playing of extraordinary colour, detail and dexterity. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2023 More…