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Composed in 1947, a year before the notorious Zhdanov condemnation of leading Soviet composers, Weinberg's works reflect an unsettling landscape manifested most obviously in the central section... — BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Beautifully coloured and sensitive playing. Neudauer responds with idiomatic flair to the growing virtuosity of Tzigane, the withdrawn world of the Sonata with cello, and all points between. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Bach’s approach...is aimed at countering the perceived notion of Bartók as 'remoreslessly harsh' (his term). Rather than follow the more aggressive trend set by certain of his contemporaries,... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017 More…

First impressions are crucial. Opening with one of the most beautiful songs in the Russian repertoire, ‘Sing not to me, beautiful maiden’, soprano Julia Sukmanova sets the tone for what’s to... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2016 More…

Radutiu's transcription of Ravel's Violin Sonata sounds idiomatic. Lalo and Magnard operate on a less exalted plane, but the performances are nonetheless impressive. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…Jenny Lin… brings distinct virtues of her own to Shostakovich's supreme contrapuntal opus: above all, a crystalline clarity of phrasing and voice-leading, and a remarkably sensitive range of... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…