Stone Records

In general, the Phoenix seem to favour slowish tempi...It's the outer movement of the Archduke where the Phoenix seem to have most to say, shaping the opening Allegro moderato effectively and... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2012 More…

This disc is full of the rhapsody and lyricism that suits its middle-voiced, rich tone...Beautifully played, this is an addictive disc. — The Observer, 9th February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Bates is an accomplished soloist [in the Oboe Quintet]; there is rapport between him and his collaborators…Clarinettist Katherine Spencer brings poise and poignancy to the Quintet, a memorial... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Macleod and Sturfält prove persuasive advocates: like the best duos they have an instinctive understanding of each other’s musicianship. — Financial Times, 8th February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There's no shortage of excellent flute works, but a few more by a group of Australian flute composers won't harm, especially when they are of the calibre of those on this two-disc charmer...Perhaps... — Limelight Magazine, December 2014 More…

Martineau is completely at home in this series of crowd-pleasers, his fingers alternately f lying over and caressing the keys with consummate grace and imagination. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Music for flute, oboe and piano is unlikely to evince profundity yet can exude a pathos as is found through all the pieces here. Performances and recording are excellent — Gramophone Magazine, July 2017 More…

I’ve enjoyed this selection of violin sonatinas more and more with each listen. A winning duo performance by Humphrey and Eimer and a fine recording to boot. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

An intelligently programmed disc, with two familiar trios framing the less well-known Novelletten by Gade. The Phoenix Trio are in splendidly vibrant form throughout, but especially in the Mendelssohn. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…