Zigzag

Stern's performances are all about intimacy: intimacy of sound, manifested in a close, dry (and sometimes rather unlovely) recording offering sharp textural clarity and emphasising the tightness... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2011 More…

…an intriguing and unique set. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In [No. 7] and the other two sonatas, free from the delicious distraction of the voices, it is possible to appreciate more fully the refined, characterful playing of the ensemble led by its star... — International Record Review, March 2011 More…

Virtuosity may be pushed to the very limit in the fantastical whirligig of quotations comprising the second movement tribute to Nathaniel Hawthorne, but the homely simplicities of the Alcotts... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2015 More…

… the violin really 'speaks' here, superbly supported by Imaginarium's varied continuo group. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This naughty little number will, like anything spicy, be best enjoyed in moderation. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2008 More…

For many people, if Jean-Fery Rebel is known as anything more than a name, it is for one chord – the spectacular dissonance which conjures primeval chaos at the opening of his ballet suite Les... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The main weight of the singing goes to Brigitte Lesne's marvellous mezzo voice with its wide variety of colours and techniques… Pierre Hamon… continues to astonish with his range of articulations... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 More…