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Smetana’s orchestral cycle, itself now something of a symbol of national pride, is performed with a delicate zeal by Luks and his Czech players. The big moments never boil over; instead, they... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In the hands of skilful players such as these they sound convincing and that equally applies to all the musicians of La Petite Bande. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The muscular athleticism of his singing on this long-overdue debut solo album comes across just as strongly without his compelling stage-presence: the moustache-twirling virtuosity of villains... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, March 2020 More…

these readings by a line-up of around 15 players - which seems to have been the size of Haydn's orchestra in his first years in Eisenstadt - sound freshly thought out, with bright solo timbres,... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

What Laurence Cummings produces each year with this band of period specialists...is something quite unique and wonderful. It’s a sound of zing, spring, heat and finesse; light-textured yet intense;... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2017 More…

The lively acoustic takes some getting used to, but the recording is decent enough. So, too, are the performances, without being exceptional. The conductor, György Vashegyi, surely takes the... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

What [Löffler] and soprano Marie Friederike Schöder have chosen...fully illustrates Handel's intuitive understanding of the oboe's expressive range...Löffler is fluent and expressive both in... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…