Arcana

There is much to savour in the way that Beethoven orchestrates the cut and thrust of the big movements and the chirpier Rondos that follow, especially when ethereal slow moments interrupt the... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

Everywhere the quartet plays these early pieces with comparable grace and attention to detail, and with an appealing, disciplined liveliness. — Fanfare, Sep/Oct 2022More…

Talenti Vulcani and conductor Emanuele Cardi offer crisp, undemonstrative accompaniment throughout, maintaining the spirit of the works’ original liturgical setting in a recording that offers... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2017More…

Despite, indeed partly because of the imperfections there is an immediacy and intensity here as his 81-year old fingers feel their way from one musical configuration to another that is in a... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2010, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The performance by Gaetano Nasillo is nicely done, with a well-rounded tone and considerable depth to his interpretations. He navigates the various difficulties, including the double-stops,... — Fanfare, March/April 2020More…

This recording indicates he is the master of this Walter replica, fully exploiting its potential. Cascioli’s phrases are inevitably shapely. He never rushes embellishments, always giving them... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2024More…

These duos for violin and cello are a smorgasbord of delights; the new works by Giovanni Sollima sit beautifully alongside scots folk tunes, Vivaldi sonatas and more. A timeless set. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2020, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

We’re grabbed by an arresting and self-assured anacrusis, a captivating fullness of tone. But it’s not just a case of beauty, though Alfredo Bernardini’s sound obviously has this in spades.... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2021More…