Onyx

Sensitive cello playing throughout. The recording could be a little cleaner. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Into his sequence of Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales and Miroirs, Tan interpolates choice instances of influence. The Valses are preceded by Weber’s Invitation to the Dance, dispatched... — Sunday Times, 5th May 2019 More…

Donald Runnicles and his BBC forces navigate the arresting work’s excitement and beauties with fearless panache. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Moog’s first entry [is] clear and unfussy, with enough subtle rubato to give the music shape and direction. The pacing is always effective, but there could be a greater dynamic range, with pianissimos... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Most of [the transcription] works well enough...and there are even one or two gains...Graffin makes a very appealing case for it...Clara Schumann's Three Romances are much more than salon sweetmeats,... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Moog has the virtuosity to negotiate Reger’s finger-twisting demands, as well as the tonal resources for the chordal textures of the other intermezzi. If you like the idea of Brahms on steroids,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

readings that are remarkable for their consistency of tone and security of technique. They rattle off fast movements with élan...and serve slow movements well with their rapt concentration — Gramophone Magazine, July 2011 More…

the standout piece here is Borodin's String Quartet No 1...the scherzo, with its blend of agitated, feathery bow-work and stalking pizzicato, is especially impressive. — The Independent, 23rd April 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Viktoria Mullova's admirers will welcome this chance to hear her latest thoughts on a favourite concerto…don't expect the sweet unflappability of Guro Kleven Hagen in the main work; Mullova's... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2015 More…

At his best, Demidenko is a dazzling pianist… the Preludes… in his hands become a confection of enormous scope and variety… he imbues the swift numbers with a terrific urgency and excitement…... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2009 More…