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though Piau takes few risks with colour and time, her sound is always brilliant. Kadouch, too, is strict with tempo but superb with colour. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

one of most idiomatic Brucknerian readings of recent years, one that combines luminosity and transparency with the specific gravity we have come to expect from this great symphonic cathedral,... — International Classical Music Awards, 2024 More…

Hannigan’s luminous voice perfectly suits this music. She conveys the uneasy, almost unhinged feel of the fin de siècle not only in her lyric singing, but also in her crooning, swopping, sliding,... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is an intriguing sequence where each work benefits from illumination by its programme neighbours. Most definitely recommended. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2024 More…

Whether stop or pedal use, whether the clever phrasing or the relationships between the tempi – Helmchen always finds the suitable means to equip this romantic piano music with a maximum of... — Schallplattenkritik, Autumn 2022 More…

It almost goes without saying that the performances are magnificent...Warmly supported by the Orchestre Victor Hugo under Jean-François Verdier and captured in glowing sound, Piau has created... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It goes without saying that the duo’s ensemble precision is second to none. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2024 More…

In Das heisse Herz you feel the presence of Schumann, the popular dance hall, folk tunes, and the torment of Wozzeck as filtered through Widmann’s sensibility. The piano part parallels the voice... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2022 More…