Browse: Mirare (label)

Pierre Hantaï… beings… with one of the composer's most intimate pieces, the D minor Sonata, K213… Hantaï discovers its poetry in unhurried and reflective playing of great beauty. In striking... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

I love the way Hantaï plays the many grace-notes throughout these works, especially the Haydn sonatas—crisply, naturally, and with no fussiness. This is the least of his many outstanding qualities. — Fanfare, March/April 2020 More…

In terms of ensemble, the Trio Zeliha are impressive, and I’m particularly delighted by their meticulous attention to dynamic markings. The scherzos in both the Arensky and Mendelssohn are as... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2021 More…

an excellent collection of some of the most colourful and imitative instrumentals pieces written in the reign of Leopold I in Vienna, Salzburg and Rome … colourful playing, a rich recording to... — CD Review, 26th March 2015 More…

The one-to-a-part ensemble is always considered and, in isolation, often moving and theatrically effective. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2011 More…

Philippe Pierlot and his Ricecar Ensemble prove themselves to be powerful advocates for this intimate repertoire. …their responses, sometimes tender… sometimes ardent, sometimes playful, have... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

From the outset, what impresses is her physical command of the music – her D major Toccata sparkles with purpose and has a strong sense of cohesion through its contrasting sections. Avdeeva may... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2017 More…

Brahms's autumnal clarinet works are imbued with passion here. Some tempo decisions are a bit willful, particularly the sleepy Allegro amabile of Sonata No. 2. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The singers are wonderful, never over-acting, and managing to sound as though this marvellous work is being minted afresh for us on the spot...The recording is a beauty: warm and full with plenty... — Andrew McGregor, CD Review, 17th October 2005 More…