CPO

Meaty playing that brings out the angst in these knotty, chromatic works. The Quartet’s Larghetto has an expansive feel while the Quintet’s finale has a devilish abandon. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Wallfisch, as invariably, reaches the heart of the music without contrivance, pretension or gimmickry...These are performances to treasure by a responsive band of musicians directed by a violinist... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The sound of this performance is nicely clear and the playing precise and brilliant. Mortensen knows how to phrase the movements so that they do not lack energy but rather are each distinctive.... — Fanfare, May/June 2022 More…

The playing is agreeably lively, and the world in general is a better place for Douglas Bostock’s love of unfamiliar repertoire. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

These two symphonies by the German Carl Loewe certainly deserve their rare moment in the sun. Loewe occasionally packs a Beethovenian punch, but there is some wonderfully light writing for the... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The concertos for two violins possess attractive features, even if they do not qualify for positions on the highest Parnassian slopes...The Ouverture-Suite in G minor offers the listener a wealth... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…