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The soloists and instrumentalists are first-class, and Sorrell’s arrangements are full of zip and colour — BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Antonio Meneses delivers technically immaculate and warmly expressive playing throughout these three well-established 19th-century repertoire works…beautifully recorded and very fine performances... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2017, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

It would be difficult to imagine a more persuasive and committed performance than that given by these players. Likewise, the Schubert is delivered with dynamism, charm and finesse — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Tomkins uses two instruments, both tuned at Baroque pitch: an original English cello from 1798 and a modern copy of a Gofriller five-string for No. 6. The latter's sound is thinner, but more... — Classic FM Magazine, July 2011, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Gloriously impassioned first outing on disc for Hans Gal's Concerto — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The scoring is a marvel of delicacy and brought to mind the fleeting lightness of John Williams's score for Catch me if you can...Of the two soloists, Stephen Salters gives the more searingly... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2012More…

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…

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…