Onyx

In the rhapsodic musings of the slow movement Rysanov becomes the idealised incarnation of the gypsy fiddler that Brahms surely had in mind when composing that uniquely florid part. The whole... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Perhaps the distinguishing feature of this version is the accompaniment of Malcolm Martineau, who contrives to bring some new insight to every single song, without ever sounding mannered...Florian... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Intellect is central: I've never heard so much revelatory detail in Prokofiev's triptych of dark and painful masterpieces. Kozhukhin has a way of bringing out the detail of the inner parts...that... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Occasionally there's a feeling as with so many crossover classical attempts that the whole thing is too tasteful and careful, but what wins out here is Mullova's sheer dancing virtuosity in... — The Observer, 6th April 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

At his best Wosner is capable of freshly illuminating these sonatas, which allows me to give an unhesitating recommendation. If I had to generalize, Wosner’s playing doesn’t lean too far toward... — Fanfare, Jul/Aug 2020 More…

As one might expect, these are first-rate performances of natural authority. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In the Clarinet Trio, Rysanov has adapted the violin part (itself Beethoven's own alternative for the perkier wind instrument) for viola. No harm in that, especially when the playing is as polished... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…it's… reassuring to hear a disc like this which presents new music with such conviction. This detailed, thoughtful music, mature in conception, confident in execution and impeccably recorded,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Strauss was 21 when he wrote it, and it reflects his bursting confidence in what he could do…it’s just a firework display – but it does showcase Moog’s technical prowess. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…