Hänssler

they never attempt to imitate folk instruments but play with a full-out, classically cultivated tone, but one that never smooths over the rough edges. The best of two worlds? — Gramophone Magazine, December 2013 More…

Holliger brings an infallible ear for timbre to bear on this programme...The range of sonority and mix of colours that Holliger draws from the Stuttgart orchestra is an especially attractive... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014 More…

Her opening selection, Debussy's 'Clair de lune', is starkly deliberate, straightforward and kitsch-free...The Griffes, Glinka, Turina and Lourie selections inspire some of Lin's most ravishing... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014 More…

The Barocksolisten Munchen turn in a dazzling sequence of performances which show off their respective solo instruments to great effect, with quite breathtaking athletic playing in some of the... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014 More…

Uhlig, now well into his complete Schumann cycle, is a musician to his fingertips, with a sense of style and an affinity for the piano so natural that one forgets all about technique. Melodically,... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2015 More…

The Avita Duo really dig into Auerbach’s music, drawing out the myriad moods of these two cycles. Written in 1999, the colourful 24 Preludes and Fugues have a post-Prokofiev, post-Shostakovich... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Early recorded outings for Isabelle Faust on stunning form with Helmuth Rilling’s ever-faithful and expert Stuttgart Bach Collegium players that tend to sweep the board on modern instruments. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…