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It’s a young man’s cycle, and Chest is in the full bloom of youth. Things get off to a suitably rollicking start…Chest, his German attentively enunciated, setting out his stall with heroic declamatory... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Valentini, nicknamed 'Little Ragamuffin', delighted in the unexpected. These six concertos, though fundamentally 'Corellian', tease and surprise at every turn, and Ensemble 415 respond enthusiastically.... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Characterful music demands characterful playing, of course, and that is what it gets from these talented and experienced chamber musicians, who throughout avoid any sense of the routine. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2024More…

This is all fantastically thoughtful ‘authentic’ ear candy for those who like a bit of spice in their HIP, and Cocset himself is the icing on the cake. Playing an instrument specially constructed... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2018More…

An impressive solo debut, featuring the music of two fascinating composers who, each in his own way, inhabited that transitional space between the Renaissance and the Baroque. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024More…

Bloch gives us a splendidly spiky central Scherzo and nicely paced final Rondo, but his two Nachtmusik movements are not as mysterious as some I’ve heard. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 3 out of 5 starsMore…