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Seventy minutes with Death for company may look like hard going but such is the expressive depth and profound consoling beauty of the works assembled here, and so committed and responsive the... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2020 More…

The two solo voices are well matched, though the mezzo’s tone is edgier than that of her soprano colleague. Violinist/director Julien Chauvin presides over a pacy account that occasionally robs... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This is a coherent program that balances repetition and contrast to avoid monotony without it coming across as forced. The performances are consistently polished and a sophisticated, and pleasant,... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2023 More…

Piau finds just the right balance between beauty of sound and fervent expressivity…[Lowrey] combines lucid diction with an aptly plangent sound – always beautifully controlled. Though they’re... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Antonini’s virtuosity is, we might say, literally breathtaking as he dispatches the fast outer movements with agility and stylistic aplomb. For my own sensibilities, though, this comes at a... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Staier avoids the potential didactic pitfall that the concept might have laid for him. But the surprise comes in the form of music by Staier himself, a suite of six pieces (or ‘meditations’)... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2024 More…

The excellent performances by NeverMind explore the rewarding subtleties of Telemann’s writing with intimacy and an unerring sense of stylistic decorum. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Their slender forces and predominantly fast tempos may not appeal to listeners favouring the ‘grand manner’ in these works, but these performances are both vibrant instrumentally and wonderfully... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

there is plenty to enjoy here, with just tempos, mainly crisp articulation and a thoughtful approach to style. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…