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"This young British duo are natural Mozartians, phrasing discerningly, summoning plenty of temperament
when required, yet never over-egging the pudding when the composer is in guileless vein...... — BBC Music MagazineMore…

a significant talent whose varied tonal palette especially suits Szymanowski's music...Philippens connects wellwith Szymanowski's sensual muse. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2015More…

A 57-minute sequence of searching pieces for unaccompanied viola sounds like a disc of a certain austerity, and so it is, an exploration of music typically cast in “thick vital layers”, to use... — Sunday Times, 15th February 2015More…

Van Hasselt is an exceptionally fine player with all the equipment in his armoury to delight, surprise and challenge the listener at every turn…the Hartmann Concertino is a hidden gem. Its recent... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2016More…

In some respects this is a very personal disc. It aims, we are told, to explore the 'many and often subtle definitions' of the word 'romantic' as expressed in music for viola and piano...Zemtsov's... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2015More…

Feng is a technically immaculate player: the rat-a-tat multi-stopping at the conclusion of the opening movement of Elgar’s Violin Concerto is pin-point accurate and tingles with focused intensity.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

The performance [of the Brahms] is indisputably strong, as one might expect from this ensemble. Despite the greater sonic weight there’s no danger of the musical argument being muddied…There’s... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018More…