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The playing is admirably neat - intonation virtually flawless, ensemble taut, and decorations stylish. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2006, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

There's a real sense of engagement and fun about this performance. Sorrell's version of La Folia, scored by Vivaldi as a trio sonata, is nicely refreshed by her concerto grosso arrangement...This... — Classic FM Magazine, February 2011, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

A varied and sensitively planned programme...Valešová commands a full, rounded tone but passes on facile virtuosity in favour of something mellower. — Gramophone Magazine, November 2014More…

Zalkind’s unusual 1760 Piatellini cello has a lovely, contained golden tone, full of high resonances, which favours his bright, unselfconscious presentation of JS Bach’s Sixth Suite. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

Barton Pine's set of Mozart Violin Concerts opens with No. 4: an expertly controlled tutti from Neville Marriner sets the stage for the solo entry, but almost immediately there's a feeling of... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

This performance matches the youthful enthusiasm of the [Enescu], with Silocea presenting her elaborate part in the grand manner, yet never swamping the cello…Silocea and Buruiana are entirely... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2015More…

Owen approaches the dance rhythms with rigour; every tempo feels carefully judged, and this is matched with ideal structural awareness, the paragraphs and their twists and turns gently delineated... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 starsMore…