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As pure sound, this is the best La mer that I have encountered on record. …these are also revelatory performances. Lan Shui and his orchestra… turn in an unequivocally world-class performance... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

The Württemberg Sonatas are substantial works … and, more importantly, highly expressive works. As always, Spányi is a superb advocate of Bach's subtle and elusive music, playing on a supple... — AllMusicMore…

…the most impressive performance here is of the bizarre and remarkable Totentanz… Whether the work's extremes of lyrical solo reflection and collective eruptiveness can ever really be conjured... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2008, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

If you want a superb collection of Honegger's music for cello, both chamber and orchestral, then this CD is just the ticket… a terrific way to plug what is probably a serious repertoire gap... — Classics TodayMore…

The performances are not to be faulted for style or execution, and the recording is both clear and generous, with a pleasingly clean focus on the soloists. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2008More…

Monica Groop and Roger Vignoles sound every bit as committed to these ditties as to anything Grieg wrote. They're disarmingly sung, and compellingly accompanied throughout. — BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

[On the original release] a winning soloist [Isabelle van Keulen] with a soft tone like the finest-spun silk – plus strength to match, when required — Gramophone MagazineMore…