Saint-Saëns - Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, Op. 167

The four canonical pieces need no puffs from me and, like everything else on the disc, are played superbly...Ogawa is both self-effacing when required, and unfailingly prompt and sympathetic... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021 More…

...performances that encapsulate the Gallic charm and finesse of the music. At the same time, the Oboe Sonata's mix of the pastoral and the perky is nicely established, as is the blend of warmth... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2011 More…

The performances are strong, at times strikingly intense, occasionally large in gesture and scale. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2022 More…

The Clarinet Sonatas by Saint-Saëns and Poulenc are both late works, but they're very different in feeling: the Saint-Saëns generally relaxed and classical, the Poulenc more excitable, swinging... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…