Browse: Rubicon (label)

This first disc by the young British Korean Joo Yeon Sir is impressive, showcasing a firm-toned, agile and fearless playing style by a violinst who is willing to take risks on unfamiliar works,... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Sonya Bach takes Rachmaninov more by subtlety than by storm. This pays many dividends...Her pianism is as polished as it is poised. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2021 More…

The brothers’ idiomatic pieces are expertly played by husband-and-wife team Noemi Gyori and Gergely Madaras, who, having spent recent years pursuing their individual performing careers, reconnected... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

On this album Johanna Rose captures the excitement and spontaneity of the act of performing this music, and in so doing, charts new territory for the viola da gamba. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The result is musically satisfying and rather touching, and Johnston lends her warm, communicative mezzo to a range of idioms…The most intriguing parts of the disc are the new works; no fewer... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019 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…

It is anything but a play-safe piece of programming. Arthur Benjamin’s Sonata for viola and piano is the opener, and both Ringstad and his excellent accompanist David Meier catch vividly its... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The Dvořák is decently done under Christoph König, with some shapely woodwind solos from the Solistes Européens Luxembourg, but falls short of the spaciousness and epic glamour of the best recordings. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…