Browse: Quartz (label)

His are deeply probing, exploratory, at times unsettling performances, yet they undoubtedly carry an underlying authority and conviction that is persuasive even - perhaps especially - when they... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Roman Mints is the main player in this collection, looking mean and moody on the booklet cover, and producing some soulful music along the way. But there's real commitment in all the playing,... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Recorded with a clarity that recalls Pollini's classic 1970s account for DG, Bogdanova keeps a tight rein on Chopin's poetic fantasy, making each etude a microcosm of sequential ingenuity. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Maxwell Davies's piece is among his deftest and most affecting miniatures, while James Macmillan's 11-minute solo is an eloquent memorial to the dead of 9/11 that takes the oboe to its limits... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2011 More…

Perhaps the first thing that strikes one on hearing this release is the quality of the pianism. Not its dazzling virtuosity...but the sheer full-blooded refinement of the playing...it's always... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 2 out of 5 stars More…

The Russian violinist Roman Mints demonstrates a huge talent in this stimulating disc of contemporary works. The youngest composer represented here is Elena Langer, born in Moscow in 1974.... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…