Sophie Yates

The release of a CD devoted to Rameau's harpsichord music is relatively rare. But it's less Rameau, and much more French keyboard music in general, that suffers neglect from an over-cultivated... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Yates gives a lively, fluent account of these showy pieces, always keeping in mind the importance of textural transparency. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Bach's Sonatas are enormously appealing and Yates brings out their ingenuous charm with natural grace and a fluent virtuosity which avoids anything in the nature of overstatement or empty gesture. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The mighty instrument on which Yates plays is the perfect medium for the forcefulness of her ideas...Overall this is a fine set of recordings of works we don’t hear enough, and it offers many... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Her playing is a delight, demonstrating great understanding of both music and instrument. Works from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book occupy the larger part of the programme, with the Passamezzo... — Choir & Organ, December 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Sophie Yates brings formidable technique and strong dramatic feeling to these suites. The works of the first collection (1720, HWV426-33) are the more demanding, each of them opening with a prelude... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…