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Politics aside, the repertoire is of ten tremendous fun, balancing lyricism and drama, humour, dance, the old (early Romantic) and the new, as well as the ‘serious’ and ‘folk ’. The sequencing... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

They are especially strong advocates of Poulenc’s Cello Sonata, admirably negotiating the rapid changes of direction in the outer movements, the first flitting moth-like between ideas and the... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Into the pot go Norwegian folk music, Wagnerian echoes, a squeeze of Massenet, a sliver of Sibelius – a conservative mixture on the whole, poured over librettos largely drawn from national legends... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There’s no lack of excitement or, where needed, bombast, and the Osloers’ sound at full throttle is thrilling, their playing superb. But what makes this account so special is that it also has... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2019 More…

Clare Farr does her instrument great service in bringing this programme together. I defy anyone not to find Jan Sandström’s Sång t ill Lotta for trombone and harp incredibly sweet and beautiful.... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

What’s in no doubt is the quality of Helseth’s playing, both technically and in the breadth of her phrasing and tonal resource. She’s well partnered by the conductorless Ensemble Allegria, and... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…