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[Jacoby’s] playing is muscular and blends well with the Academy and Marriner, who have this music in their blood and play with their trademark urbanity and flexibility virtually throughout — Gramophone Magazine, June 2016 More…

The pianist endows these pieces with dignified maturity and a sense of poetry...the performances complement those studio accounts by reflecting Gilels's palpable engagement and desire to communicate... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Menuhin’s Mozart performances are warm-toned and full of feeling... This is a fine interpretation — classicalsource.com, February 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Breathtaking pianism from Gilels: Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 2 is titanic and tender by turns, and his opening phrase of Beethoven Four is near-miraculous. Ropey sound quality, but worth it. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The RPO revels in the swift changes of instrumentation and the brief, quiet solos are brought off tenderly. — classicalsource.com, October 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Boult’s handling of the Prelude, and his masterly accompaniment – especially to Janet Baker’s radiant final benediction – is so beautiful, so magisterial in its intensity, that it feels as though... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Hearing these distinguished performances on the wing makes for an invigorating listen. There are no surprises in Oistrakh’s consummate mastery in the Tchaikovsky, but the tight orchestral playing,... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…