Cedille

Don't be put off by the title. This intriguing disc, beautifully played, offers a quick survey of six living US composers who happen to be female...If you can tell this music is by women, you're... — The Observer, 18th December 2011More…

This is, in short, a fine monument to Oppens's unflinching devotion to contemporary piano music, and it is also a tribute to her that others have been emboldened to follow and surpass her — Gramophone Magazine, January 2016More…

The Pacifica Quartet [give an] affectionate account of Schumann’s A minor string quartet, making unashamed use of portamento where appropriate. Particularly fine is the ardour of the slow movement,... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2017, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Well-recorded and expertly performed, this is a rewarding album which skilfully explores the intersection of Western and Arabic musical vocabularies — BBC Music Magazine, August 2023, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

[The Pacifica Quartet] join Weiss and Barton Pine for Chausson's Concert in a performance that, as she explains in the booklet, is a long-standing labour of love. The result is a palpable sense... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2025, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

In the hands of this outstanding young American ensemble, who bring a musical glow to everything, the slow movement may not sound its most desolate, but the finale reinforces the title of this... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Alex Klein gives a richly detailed account of oboe sonata stalwarts by Bowen, Poulenc and Saint-Saëns; the lesser-known Dutilleux and Bozza works add depth. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

When in 2000 violinist Jennifer Koh first encountered the music of Kaija Saariaho, she felt an immediate affinity with her unique synaesthetic soundworld. Since then, the pair have developed... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…