Linn

Kato has an impeccable sense of rhythm and a capacity for concentration — MusicWeb International, 22nd September 2013More…

Producer and sound engineer Philip Hobbs is well known for his superb work for Linn Records, but his wizardry is especially welcome in this album of 20th-century Polish music. When the composers... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2025, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

Fliter differs from most by devising a running order full of intriguing juxtapositions, as did Earl Wild. Such programming savvy makes sense if you plan on listening to all of the Nocturnes... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2018More…

In the wrong hands CPE Bach's H277 Fantasy can easily disintegrate into series of rhetorical gestures, but Magen takes us into a rarefied of magical colours and dynamic shadings that creates... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2014, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

The transparency and varied tonal colours of the Pleyel are particularly effective in the D951 Rondo, which they imbue with plenty of charm,
with a notably warm account of the main theme...In... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2020More…

The two symphonies here, completing Linn’s recorded survey (missing only the suppressed No. 1), may have stylistic differences, but both are notably taut affairs, propelled by motivic cells... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

There’s no doubting the technical prowess of these two crack performers, and it’s hard not to share their guilty delight in this stolen booty: intonation and ensemble are spot-on, rhythms pulse,... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 4 out of 5 stars/3 out of 5 starsMore…

Pierce’s voice is delicious: clear, strong, supple, with sparkling top notes and a warm, textured middle and low register. She’s mistress of her words, bending vowels and clipping consonants... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

The brothers Ori and Omri Epstein offer some fine and thoroughly musical performances, marred only by a few puzzling idiosyncrasies. Particularly successful are their graceful performance of... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 4 out of 5 starsMore…