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This is audibly a hugely enjoyable collaborative venture, the mellow warmth of the four saxophones and the contrasted tonal colouring of Jang Eun Bae’s piano providing a surprisingly convincing... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2023 More…

her gloriously rich timbre [is] suitably tempered to accommodate a sequence of songs delivered in five different languages. As one might expect, she shows a strong affinity for the Russian songs...But... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The young British trumpeter Alison Balsom is a real star: resplendent and well-varied tone, crisp attack, absolute ease of production throughout the range. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Norwegian trumpeter encapsulates many moods in her choice of repertoire — Financial Times, 2nd March 2013 More…

It’s a heterogeneous selection, ranging from a relatively straight realisation of the final, unfinished Contrapunctus from Bach’s Art of Fugue, to baroque treatments of four Beatles numbers...It... — The Guardian, 16th January 2020 More…

With her Slovenian (ie central European) parentage and Buenos Aires upbringing, Bernard Fink is ideally paced to dip one performing toe in each of the classical and linguistic/folkloric streams... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2013 More…

Though the pared-down forces may lack the usual orchestral lushness, they bring out the work’s earthy, folky roots. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Recorded near the start of her career, the Spanish soprano here sings art songs and folk songs in her own language, with impeccable technique, style and expressive power. Her piano accompanist... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…