Browse: Zigzag (label)

His performances of the Fourth and Fifth are compelling, not only for what one great composer can bring to the music of another, but also for the brilliance of the playing...What’s compelling,... — The Guardian, 16th April 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…this is Scarlatti playing which makes considerable appeal. No exaggerated gestures, no histrionics and no blurring of textures which, throughout, Arodaky preserves with praiseworthy clarity. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2006, 5 out of 5 stars 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…

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

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…

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…

That he has an affinity with the composer is immediately obvious and one of the most appealing aspects here is his sheer sound. Soulfulness, too, is in plentiful supply...There's no lack of technique... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2015 More…