Eloquence

This selection of 20th-century chamber music may not represent the absolute cutting edge in musical modernism but includes some very enjoyable repertory, in particular beautifully crafted pieces... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

…the Götterdämmerung excerpts are most beautifully played with an abundant degree of warmth and a moderate degree of savagery where these qualities are called for […] the beauty of sound … is... — Gramophone MagazineMore…

tremendous and infectious gaiety … The music is beautifully played and superbly recorded — Gramophone Magazine, November 1964More…

These recordings from the 1950s readily demonstrate Auber had the knack of writing catchy tunes and he stuffed the best of them into his superbly crafted overtures...Each of these works is hugely... — Penguin Guide, 2011 editionMore…

The orchestration is the work of Raymond Leppard, who directs some alert and stylish playing from the keyboard: the English Chamber Orchestra respond excellently and the 1966 recording is quite... — Penguin Guide, 2011 editionMore…

'The playing is immensely alert and undoubtedly stylish and the recording extremely fine.' That review was written in 1966, when the recording came out and, in spite of the authentic-movement... — Penguin Guide, 2011 editionMore…

The sweetness of the Vienna string sound comes over with even more refinement in this CD transfer — Gramophone MagazineMore…