Harmonia Mundi

Mompou's Musica callada...requires a special evocative power and contemplative intimacy, and pianist Javier Perianes is marvellously engaging and beautifully recorded. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

A delightful work. Christie knows exactly how to make the music leap off the page and Charpentier's airs and dances are full of elegance and charm. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2013, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Perianes approaches Beethoven with a freshness and individuality that is immediately engaging. The opening movement of Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 demonstrates some exceptional qualities, most obviously... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Bates wisely judges that the pace of the opening chorus [of the Handel] should be dictated by the singers' natural declamation of the line...I particularly appreciated Crowe's gorgeous soft... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2013More…

Nakamatsu clarifies Schumann's mid-range saturated textures to a remarkable degree, revelling in its fantastic imagingings with rapier-like precision and effortless command. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Exquisite 16th- and 17th-century settings of Jeremian texts for Holy Week by various Rome-based composers, beautifully sung by soprano Maria Cristina Kiehr. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Hugely entertaining Italian Opera, transcriptions are projected with great panache and jaw-dropping virtuosity by Carbonare. Bassi’s Sonnambula Paraphrase is a particular delight. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013More…

The reading as a whole is beautifuly shaped and articulated by conductor Daniel Reuss...[his] vibrato-lite sopranos make a significant mark, soaring rapturously in the idyllic first half of... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2014, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

the Argentinian mezzo brings characteristically classy musicianship and intelligence to the task in hand. The voice is now more sinewy, a little more pushed at the extremes, and it can sound... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2014More…

Staier, playing a pure-toned Erard piano of 1837, conveys its otherworldly aura very well. He makes a strong case, too, for the unduly neglected Fantasiestücke Op. 111...In these, Staier is... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2014, 3 out of 5 starsMore…