Orchid Classics

Franco-flautist Olech revels in the heavily ornamented, fast-paced frivolity [in the Verhey] and in the following longer concerto by Jean Françaix. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Faster movements bubble along neatly, propelled forward by Itamar Golan’s fluid piano playing. Everything has an easy, unruffled flow. There’s nothing not to like about the playing, but as a... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales give a bristlingly characterful account of Elgar’s score which competes colourfully with the many others available…The BBC players tuck into Chadwick’s piece... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

There’s no shortage of fine Scriabin recordings, so Igor Gryshyn offers something off the beaten track...It’s not just a case of bringing the music of a fellow Ukrainian to a wider audience;... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Popov often sounds more baritone than a tenor, almost readying himself for Otello you feel in Ponchielli’s ‘Cielo e mar’...he is an ardent Des Grieux in Puccini’s Manon, and at his best in two... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2021 More…

This is collegial, congenial playing – true to the music’s spirit. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Intelligent programming and exceptional playing—particularly in the inner works by Janáček and Fujikura—along with excellent sound and well-written program notes by the performer, all add up... — Fanfare, Sep/Oct 2022 More…