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Fedorova has been playing Chopin’s Fantaisie for years, and it shows; her excellent performance proves to be the disc’s high point. The pianist’s well-integrated tempo relationships between... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2018 More…

Philippens’s startling partnership with the excellent St Gallen Symphony Orchestra and Otto Tausk puts her Prokofiev Second Violin Concerto right at the top of the many recent recordings…[She]... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This is Matthew Wadsworth’s finest release to date … a gem of an album, which exudes intelligence, sensitivity and sheer class … A richly painted recital that really shouldn’t be missed. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2006 More…

They dally deliciously on any expressive dissonances and suspensions, while the players add warmth and colour with intelligent use of vibrato and ornamentation, becoming more overtly dramatic... — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 24th April 2006 More…

Schwartz’s warm, silky playing matches Fedorova’s rounded piano touch. The top of the bass range lacks the penetrating quality of its smaller relatives, but Schwartz compensates with gravitas... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

There is indeed little that these players cannot project in terms of multifacted lyricism, colour and dramatic presence, and this is matched by the very best in modern brass programming…all... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2015 More…

[Fedorova] specially captivating in the veiled quality to her tone with which she launches Clair de lune and the sensitive longing of Beau soir. Her rhythmic sense is best displayed in the Werkman... — The Strad More…