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These performances were recorded live at a Queen Elizabeth Hall recital given in 2008. Free from the confines of the studio, Cooper rises to the occasion with performances that show a courageous... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2009 More…

The performances by soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and her fellow musicians are wonderfully haunting. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This is not Annette-Barbara Vogel's first Gál recording...Her new account is more assured still, more relaxed in allowing the music's inner volatility without trying too hard… — Gramophone Magazine, August 2010 More…

Jonathan Aasgaard is principal cellist of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and focuses the inwardly musing aspect of Schelomo's narrative virtually to perfection. …an enthusiastic recommendation. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2008 More…

Darlington's selection is of such quality that the gap between major and minor figures is rather narrower than I, for one, had supposed...The stamina shown by the trebles is at all times remarkable,... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2014 More…

Rees's perceptive direction keeps the contrasting layers balanced and he has assembled a strong solo team- headed up by Elin Manahan Thomas and Matthew Brook - to complement the attentive playing... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2013 More…

there is a close match between cello and a harpsichord of cutting transients which fits the businesslike virtuosity of much of the playing. Choice of tempi cannot be faulted and rhythm is exact — Gramophone Magazine, May 2015 More…