Avie

[the quartet] play with sensual directness and a vividly attuned awareness of harmonic contours in the early F major Sonata…despite being one of Handel’s best chamber compositions, this gets... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2016 More…

These are, in short, fresh, spontaneous, original readings that shed new light on the keyboard player's Bible. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Fullana reveals its poetry with effortless refinement and rhythmic elasticity. He is not afraid to be carried off into personal flights of fancy…What I enjoyed most of all in the affectionate... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This recording is stunningly different from the norm. This is because Sorrell knows that ‘authentic performances’ do not guarantee ‘authentic experiences’...The real understanding of style is... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022 More…

It’s a meaty collection: overly so as a double-album listen, but mainly effective in showcasing Ruehr’s supply crafted, warmly lyrical style. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This conductor-less release from Avie manages to capture something too often lost in recordings of the early cello concerto repertoire: fun…Croisé plays with the benevolence of an 18th-century... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2019 More…

Lord's writing is consistently warm and melodically strong, and while the music is more loosely impressionistic and illustrative than symphonic in structure, it easily and touchingly sustains... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Bach always wrote expressively for this eloquent member of the viol family, above all in the wonderful G minor Sonata whose outer movements adhere to the ritornello principles of a Vivaldian... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Whelan with Pamela Thorby provide an evenly balanced partnership with plenty of tasteful ornaments. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…