Harmonia Mundi

The debut recording from this young French soprano is full of colourful, often humorous songs. Despite occasional stumbles from slight over-enunciation, this is a fun, theatrical listen. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…

this is an extravagant and embellished view of the original score, at times almost Romantic with its opulent orchestral palette and lush choral singing...Jacobs and his superb musicians produce... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

From the first bars of Rachmaninov’s Second Sonata you are swept up in a maelstrom of emotion. The red light clearly holds no terrors for him as he relishes the full sonority of a richly voiced... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019 More…

Egarr brings these styles to life with warmth and technical fluency. His phrasing is effectively punctuated and his declamation unhurried, allowing us to savour the music's intimately conversational... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[Op. 37] whatever can be done to bring out the sonata’s beauty and variety, along with genuine feeling, Kholodenko does it. He has found the key to this much-maligned piece...this disc came... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2021 More…

Beyer’s accomplished performances are greatly helped by the alert playing of the orchestral strings. Indeed, the sense of sheer enjoyment in music-making is palpable throughout this disc. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

On the plus side, every word Mauillon sings is audible and he has an enchanting mezza voce, which he sensibly doesn’t use too often. But although described here as a baritone, he lacks the richness... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…