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Claire Sottovia makes an admirable foil to Thibaud Noally, and the continuo players are splendid. But the disc really belongs to Noally, who exhibits expert double-stopping and elegant phrasing.... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2017 More…

The lyrical Offertorium is a high point in Schumann's rarely performed Mass. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Lina Tur Bonet on a Nicolò Amati violin has a wonderful smoky yet clean-toned elegance to her sound which I love, and harpsichordist Dani Espasa is the perfect foil on his delicately ringing... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2020 More…

Copland’s original chamber scoring of Appalachian Spring is the highlight here – rarely has the enchanting penultimate section, a set of variations on the Shaker melody ‘Simple Gifts’, sounded... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

there's no doubting that it's the excitement of [Ibragimova's] msuic-making that stamps its personality on these performances. Not that her fellow musicians sit back, but her dazzling playing... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Deshayes and conductor Raphaël Merlin have put together an intelligent recital showcasing Rossini’s melodic gift as well as show-stopping acrobatics…she plays an affecting Desdemona, a feisty... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2016 More…