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Lisiecki sparkles and shines…The chamber-like sonorities and intricate interplay – surely the result of this being a conductor-less ensemble – are an endless delight…The small forces also ensure... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2019 More…

I’d rather listen to Ruth Slenczynska playing Chopin than just about anyone else. Three specific characteristics are her rhythmic acuity, razor-sharp precision in chord playing and rapid passagework,... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2021 More…

Here is a virtuoso from the Golden Age who deserves a place alongside the Rosenthals and Hofmanns...I love the pacing, the tempo relationships, his effortless fluency and (easily discernible)... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2015 More…

Pianophiles will be slavering at the prospect of having access to all this great artist’s recordings...for me it is the Arensky Trio that shows Joyce at her brilliant best...she finds a perfect... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2018 More…

This invaluable reissue of discs dating from 1952-53 is a reminder of Jorge Bolet's early stature. The first-ever recording of Prokofiev's malignant, ferociously demanding Second Concerto is... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 More…

...the unfailing wizardry of Bolet. He is also splendidly recorded. It is difficult to see how an encore-fancier could greet this record with anything but the most delighted of, well encores. — Gramophone Magazine More…

Time and again Shelley makes it clear that Mendelssohn has a special place in his affections, and although it is invidious to locate the finer moments in his unfailing expertise, certain performances... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2014 More…