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Niquet conducts Le Concert Spirituel with characteristic vigour in a historically informed performance shorn of instrumental ‘ trinkets’. The spacious acoustics of the Jean-Baptiste Lully Conservatoire... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Van Kuijk marry high technical polish (tuning and ensemble virtually flawless), close attention to Mendelssohn’s detailed markings and a spirit of youthful, spontaneous ardour. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 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…

Characterful music demands characterful playing, of course, and that is what it gets from these talented and experienced chamber musicians, who throughout avoid any sense of the routine. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2024 More…

This King Arthur is a giddy triumph for its artists. Blazing their way through the score, the performers set a new benchmark, delivering a production that’s equally gutsy and gorgeous…Dance meters... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The finest performance here, by far, is of the Bartók sonata, one of the most demanding of his modernist works. The spontaneity which the performers speak about in their ‘conversation’ materialises... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The voice – a distinctive instrument offering a hint of Christian Gerhaher’s refined artlessness and some of the pleasingly acidic tang of Wolfgang Holzmair – changes according to the accompaniment:... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2021 More…