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Bach plays with eloquent precision and, quite apart from her immaculate technique, there are many things to enjoy here: the clean, jewel-like tone, alert articulation and stylish ornamentation…If... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The album’s main glory is the singing of Gemma Summerfield, a soprano endowed with a firm technique and an intense tone with laser-beam attributes even on high. Phrasing and expression are excellent,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2023, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Hurtaud gives really potent performances, his deep connection to both works undeniable. Farr’s remarkable Chemin des Dames, honours the role of women during the First World War. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This third and final disc in Owain Arwel Hughes’s survey of all Sibelius’s numbered symphonies with the RPO opens with an impressive account of the Fifth – lacking only perhaps a little in visceral... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Stephen Waarts and Gabriele Carcano find musical affinities between the composers. Bartók’s style is not just earth and fire, but poise, lyricism and elegance as well. Perhaps his works receive... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In every track, Birringer solidifies her rising stardom as one of Europe’s most recognized and accomplished violinists. [...] That Birringer excels in both pieces, in both a capacity for high... — Fanfare, November/December 2022 More…

Harvey's bright, characterful mezzo and easy, unaffected way with text give constant pleasure in this lovely recital showcasing the breadth of Warlock's style, from the almost Straussian 'Autumn... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, July 2022 More…

The pianist is marvellous and the programme is attractive. But the brittle, drier-than-dry recorded sound really doesn’t help…He combines sensitivity and agility at the highest level, which... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2019 More…

The Jubilees’ approach to both works is impressive and controversial in equal measure. Ensemble and tuning are phenomenally precise, and individual and collective tone never forced. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…