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Haefliger is impressive in the fugue [of the Hammerklavier], but his opening movement is rather careful, stressing strength at the expense of sweep and momentum...The subtlety of Haefliger's... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

There are only fleeting moments throughout the album where we feel as though we are getting close to the piano reduction of a Sondheim score: they are quickly taken in unusual directions, exploring... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2025, 2 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

In Alexander Panfilov, cellist Christoph Croisé has a pianist who can match him for soulful, scrupulous introspection but who also guides the big outbursts and then turn to a darker cast of... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The Baroque music group give us sounds we don’t often associate with Bethlehem but are probably far closer to what was heard there: zingy harps, reedy winds and plenteous modality. At first... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2018More…

Closely miked, this new recording achieves a pleasing balance and integration of texture, with Cunningham carefully differentiating between leading and subsidiary passages in her part, and Richard... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

there is a close match between cello and a harpsichord of cutting transients which fits the businesslike virtuosity of much of the playing. Choice of tempi cannot be faulted and rhythm is exact — Gramophone Magazine, May 2015More…

Notwithstanding the odd rough edge, the eponymous Cypress Quartet play these arrangements with exquisite shading and a fine sense of nuance. Their performance of Dvorak's last and greatest quartet... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 starsMore…