Orchid Classics

A fine, lyrical player with a beautiful tone, Kjøller’s sensitive performance of the Schumann romances set out his stall. I can see why these open the disc, beguiling the ear with an immaculately... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2018More…

Each of these five pieces has a direct dramatic appeal that nonetheless speaks to the composer’s love of theatre…While Dove’s gift for colour and tempestuous aural spectacle remains palpable,... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Hold onto your hats! There is rarely a lack of energy where Gabriela Montero is concerned and this disc featuring her own Piano Concerto is no exception…The overall impression is of an affirmatory,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

the much-loved Mendelssohn sits well on Troussov ’s ‘Brodsky ’ Stradivari of 1702. To the first movement he brings a nervy, surging energy, while in the third he charges ahead, almost stumbling,... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The children’s stories set to music by Bernard Hughes have oodles of character. Alexander Armstrong’s narration, charming in those stories, feels out of place in the Ireland and Weir. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 3 out of 5 starsMore…