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Eve finds her voice as Prohaska and Drake navigate Eden’s bright spots and murkier corners. A heady selection of songs to intoxicate the senses; vivid storytelling and musicality. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

There’s certainly no shortage of outstanding recordings of this cycle but this new one – considered, refined and beautifully sung, played and recorded – is among the most satisfying and quietly... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2023 More…

Forbidden, yet seldom forbidding, Appl’s exquisitely cultivated fruits are ripe for plucking, and deserve to be consumed with unalloyed relish! — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The performances exquisitely capture the shifting nuances and moods of a programme with a French bias, yet decidedly international in spirit…There is no doubt here that Stéphany’s is a highly... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Vannina Santori, 36, releases the odors and textures of Verlaine’s verses with her mellow, lyrical, textured voice. There’s no posturing, no phony pear-shaped stuff, but rather a natural narrative... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2024 More…

If, like me, you’re a fan of Naouri’s handsome, imposing portraits of operatic villains, the soft-focus delights of this beautifully intimate recital of French song might take you a little by... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, October 2020 More…

This is genuinely revelatory stuff. Nigl is passionate about bucking the trend for performing Lieder in large venues, with modern concert-grands and quasi-operatic delivery, and for long stretches... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, May 2023 More…

The result will upset purists...And yet, the overall effect is unexpectedly pleasing – Schubert’s music in a jazz-inspired reimagining...Expression here comes through notational and textural... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…