Channel Classics

There is much thoughtful and spirited playing to enjoy here...Worthwhile recordings both stimulate pleasure and provoke thought, and the Ragazze have achieved this admirably. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Sofia Gubaidulina's setting of St Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Sun for cello, choir and percussion is among her most visionary utterances, the ardour of the choral writing perfectly counterpointed... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2004, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

That Anna Fedorova has a special feeling for this work is not only evident in her introductory essay in the booklet...Pitrenas is fully sympathetic with Fedorova's approach, taking time to relish... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

From the fabulously virtuosic first, the trademark rapid string skittering is exhilaratingly done..Feng’s sound has great warmth in the lower register and lightness up top – there is nothing... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

the playing of the MIB Wind Ensemble on their debut recording is worthy of note, with some subtly characterised solo playing and remarkable control from the horn players, especially in their... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2022More…

Around Prague provides a rare snapshot of Prague in the 1920s and 1930s when it was a cultural hotspot which, if perhaps not quite rivalling the legendary richness of Paris, certainly offered... — MusicWeb International, 16th July 2013More…