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Thibault plays with Zen-like calmness, and ends phrases and sections exquisitely...In his stylish performance of the Bach he plays thoughtfully, choosing sensible rather than showy tempi and... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2014 More…

Gaillard has always displayed an extraordinary palette of colours and these some alive more than ever on this recording...the voyage into earlier repertoire since her last such disc...seems... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2013 More…

Geneva-born Fabrizio Chiovetta presents three contrasted suites in this Bach recital. He’s particularly compelling in the least frequently performed of these, the B minor French Overture, which... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2016 More…

The singers are generally good. Camille Allérat brings a passionate voice to the role of Dido (though occasionally with unsteady vibrato), and Renato Dolcini as Aeneas inserts drama into the... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

[An] imaginative account of Vivaldi’s masterpiece which bursts with vitality. Conunova can conjure a sublimely gorgeous tone, but is also adventurous in her use of timbre without ever seeming... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Strauss’s virtuoso Sonata emerges rightly as a youthful blockbuster, driven by Chamorel’s glittering virtuosity and D’Alba’s tonal sumptuousness. The Lekeu is a delectable bonus. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…