Orchid Classics

This terrific, imaginative debut recording from the young British quartet is built around the eponymous 2011 work by Thomas Adès, which is interleaved with the group's own arrangements of works... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, September 2021 More…

By turns terse and explosive, Fullana’s compelling performance counters any criticisms that his playing sometimes lacks weight and muscularity. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2018 More…

The opening movement, ‘A Sea-Change’, refers to the part in Shakespeare’s The Tempest when the king's eyes are transformed by water into pearls; the oil-and-vinegar interplay between clarinet... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

By no means a conventionally programmed recital, but one that consistently piques the listener’s attention. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The playing is consistently polished and elegant; the programme is charming, even undemanding, for the listener, so this would make a wonderful gift for a newcomer to the repertoire or aspiring... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The pleasures lie largely in hearing infinite subtleties of touch and expression vividly caught in Orchid’s clear, all-embracing recording. Cello pizzicato passages alone make the ears tingle;... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Hold onto your hats! There is rarely a lack of energy where Gabriela Montero is concerned and this disc featuring her own Piano Concerto is no exception…The overall impression is of an affirmatory,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Howard, a long-time Skempton performer, gives the miniatures a Bach-like cleanliness – though, sadly, the recording does not always match the crispness of his pianism. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…