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There are plenty of deft touches here, but the music does not always flow — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

These young French musicians clearly have these works deeply ingrained in their musical thinking, and that familiarity shows in the total lack of preciousness in their performances...There’s... — The Guardian, 6th April 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Well recorded and stylishly performed. Anna Lucia Richter has some of the most beguiling arias and she delivers them with lightly articulated expression and delicacy of phrasing…I hasten to... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Ophélie Gaillard is an eloquent and elegant soloist possessing pleasing tone in the Cello Concerto No 2 in B flat major, lively and reflective in nature as required. — Classical Ear, 16th June 2016 More…

This is an inspired performance, full of humor and nonchalance. The players make it all sound effortless, but in reality they navigate thorny technical passages and other challenges with sprezzatura.... — Fanfare, May/June 2022 More…

Gaillard maintains her identity as a classical cellist but displays a happy adaptability to her 26 hand-picked collaborator, not with the reserve of an outsider but with the invention of a passionate... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2015 More…