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[The arias] are particularly suited to the pellucid, languid sensitivity and affecting charm of Watson’s voice, which always displays an ability to colour text with an understanding of the nuances... — Opera, February 2020 More…

there's no doubting that it's the excitement of [Ibragimova's] msuic-making that stamps its personality on these performances. Not that her fellow musicians sit back, but her dazzling playing... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 5 out of 5 stars 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…

[Rousset’s] is a grounded, incontestably considered reading, exuding a quiet, unflappable authority reminiscent of Gustav Leonhardt…he untangles Bach’s protean polyphony with the informed illumination... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, 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…

Fuchs’ bright soprano radiates character and sensitivity. An enchanting disc. — Financial Times, 16th March 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

urbane, eloquent, fastidiously considered performances. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…