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Franz Hoffmeister’s and Johann Vanhal’s respective double bass concertos are captivating charmers that give Grigory Krotenko ample opportunity to flex his virtuoso muscles, yet in no way patronises... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Sonya Bach can certainly manage the lot, often gamely and at impressive tempos, but hers are generally somewhat prosaic rather than poetic accounts. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 2 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

In an engaging booklet-note, violinist Julia Louck vividly conveys the players’ excitement as they immersed themselves in these three contrasting quartets…The playing – questing, lean-toned (vibrato... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2019 More…

The opening to Schubert’s Nocturne in E f lat major is whisperingly exquisite, a remarkable synthesis between the strings, tender, beautifully shaped, before the more abrasively intense middle... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

[Tchaikovsky] strong in characterization, shows wonderful phrase-shaping, and has the real sense of a keyboard personality. She captures every mood and texture from delicacy to grandeur with... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2021 More…