Accentus Music

Howarth’s brilliant arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures is much less famous than Ravel’s, but in a sense it’s more faithful to the piano original, being scored not for full orchestra, but for... — Sunday Times, 20th October 2013 More…

[the Sonata] is a tricky work to bring off, a feat the current artists achieve with aplomb. The quintet is even more rapt, dedicated to Vierne’s late son, and again the performance here more... — Classical Music, August 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The touchstone of the concert is the First Ballade. From its opening notes, a dramatic context is evoked. Chen’s approach to its form is so complete that it is like an expanding universe, its... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Sunwook Kim brings some splendid pianism and conceptual thinking to both works: a full-toned touch and resonant atmosphere connects the Prelude, Choral et Fugue strongly to Franck’s organ works.... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[Piano Concerto] In a word, this performance is totally engrossing. Little could improve the vivid, perfectly balanced recorded sound. — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2021 More…

His Schumann programme is a model of preternatural clarity, though he can be relentless in some of the composer’s more obsessive rhythmic patterns. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2019 More…

For all his scrupulous attention to the music’s murmurings, the more outgoing rhythmic cross-currents are handled stunningly; and because of his control of balances there’s a marvelous glow... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…