Chandos

The finale [of the Pounds] projects a mood of hard-won defiance, and the symphony as a whole is certainly worth experiencing – especially in a performance as scrupulously prepared and committed... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2024 More…

The result – lovingly presented and played with consummate finesse – is like a selection box of handmade musical confectionery. What strikes you first is the seriousness and craft with which... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2023 More…

Dego has an expressive touch, skittering over the strings, yet finding plenty of attack in Szymanowski’s Trois Caprices. Corigliano’s Red Violin Caprices are at times spellbinding, descending... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Philip Langridge in a beautifully balanced concert programme — BBC Music Magazine, 1st July 2005 More…

All is performed with that same customary blend of high octane virtuosity, relaxed lyricism, tonal richness and perfection of ensemble which has made the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet not merely... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2017 More…

While there may be doubts over the music there can be no doubt as to the excellence and commitment of all three performances on this pair of discs. The recorded sound and booklet are up to the... — MusicWeb International, August 2012 More…

It’s a pity [Mompou] didn’t write more for the guitar. His only work for that instrument, the Suite compostelana, is a minor masterpiece, profound in its simplicity. It takes a player of Meisinger’s... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2023 More…

The performances are precise and probing, abetted by lucid sound and a booklet-note from Xak Bjerken that offers context and poses questions in equal measure. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 More…