Nimbus

First up is the famous Chopin, which in Wallfisch's hands flows like a river of silk, pulsing with a burnished warmth, spontaneity and vigour. His long partnership with York is shown at its... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the obscurities melt away, such is the entente between the players and their understanding of Faure's elliptical syntax. Arnon Erez's clean piano-playing is a great help throughout, allowing... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Martin Jones is a superb advocate for this rich kaleidoscope. His playing is delightfully exuberant and he is able to reach both the thunderous heights of power demanded by the Tchaikovsky concerto... — BBC Music Magazine More…

based on the music presented on this CD, I am convinced that the search for other ‘lost’ works will be well worth the effort. James Friskin is no ‘forgotten genius’: his essays are never going... — MusicWeb International, August 2012 More…

Energy bubbles from the outer movements of the first of Mendelssohn's two trios: it is amassed gradually and cumulatively through biting articulation, springing piano playing and a meticulous... — The Times More…

One of the performers’ tasks [in the Franck] is to grade the excitements so that we get some feeling of shape in a whole movement. Here this task is fulfilled admirably, helped by discreet vibrato... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2020 More…

A hearty three cheers to this complete Korngold cycle from the indefatigable and inexplicably underrated Martin Jones. The first two discs have those extraordinary works composed between 1908... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…