Helios

He is… captivating in the Waltzes, delivering the bel canto musical line with great tenderness and affection and applying rubato in a spontaneous and entirely unmannered fashion. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This is quite glorious … one senses right from the opening of Bruckner’s Quintet—surely one of the finest quintets ever written, for any combination— an intensity that matches its ambitious... — CD Review More…

Yet another unimpeachable release from the Hyperion stable — Classic CD More…

These beautifully crafted and attractive string quartets, clearly indebted to Brahms and Mendelssohn, receive highly committed performances. The Fantasy for Horn and String Quartet, one of Stanford’s... — BBC Music Magazine More…

A recording like this practically recommends itself—a feast for the ear and the soul, not to be missed under any circumstances — American Record Guide More…

Composer, scholar, painter, eye surgeon, William Wallace's Lisztian creations roar back to late Romantic life in these full-blooded performances. While Villon is the most striking, all are worthwhile. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Fine, stylish performances of both these wonderful works — BBC Music Magazine More…

In a different league from the only readily available competition. The insight and imagination of the Chilingirian makes a persuasive case that this music should be given greater recognition.... — BBC Music Magazine More…

…Ohlsson brings a phenomenal variety of expression and depth of characterisation to these exquisite miniatures - an approach that manages to capture the folk elements of the composer's style... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

There’s little doubt that Piers Lane and the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, recorded here with superb immediacy, recognise its evident strengths, delivering a
performance of white-hot intensity that... — BBC Music Magazine More…