Deux-Elles

I’d call this is a fine sampling of a highly able ensemble who on the evidence so far presented (this is their sixth recording) are as promising as any around. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2022 More…

Not only are the Ruysdael unfailingly musical, they’ve honed a formidable technique since their formation in The Hague in 1996 – intonation is spoton, ensemble razor-sharp and their diaphanous,... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2020 More…

Christopher O'Neal's playing of both oboe and cor anglais is bright, incisive and elegantly turned… His colleagues match his artistry and expertise, not least with unusually well characterised... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Chaconne Brass continue to stretch the possibilities of the brass quintet on Dancing In The Dark with a broad, inventive programme...The standout piece here is 'A Lullaby'...an absorbing, lively... — The Independent, 19th February 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Kathryn Thomas plays with impeccable technique and tuning, neat phrasing, and an attractive tone. Richard Shaw is a sympathetic accompanist, and Lawrence Power's eloquent viola in the Duruflé... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The only out-and-out solo piece is Weber's Andante and Hungarian Rondo… Skinner makes a beautiful sound in the expressive Andante, and hurtles effectively through the virtuoso coda… even if... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…