Browse: Avie (label)

…Imogen Cooper is second to none in Schubert. The sound she so carefully makes is a glorious companion throughout, casting radiance on the first two Moments musicaux, the spellbinding last of... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Stephen Darlington gives majestic shape to this monumental work, effectively drawing out the imperturbable tread of the 'Gloria tibi Trinitas' cantus firmus. The choir produces a sound of blistering... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, 3 out of 5 stars More…

[Nos 1 & 4] have never been such sure-fire crowd-pleasers, but Trpčeski certainly plays them with fire and passion. No. 1 emerges as big-boned and compelling, while he plays up the leanly modernist... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

here's a disc disc to remember come all those end-of-year round-ups... There's a directness to Phan's delivery, a clarity to his diction that has previously found its home in Britten's text-driven... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2015 More…

The best performance here is an extraordinary rendition of the First Violin Sonata. Transferred to the cello's upper strings, and played with limpid elegance, its musing character is given an... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

In short, Larderet’s Ravel may not represent the last word in charm, poetry and surface shimmer, yet one must respect the honesty, the forethought and the hard work that these recordings convey. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2024 More…

[Litton] and Pine seem to be of the same mind, homing in on the [Elgar’s] wistful qualities. One gets a strong whiff of melancholy right from the start…Pine’s interpretation is as emotionally... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2018 More…

Croisé’s tone is warm and free, while pianist Shevchenko matches him with beautiful fluidity. A joy. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…