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The much-loved Palladian exuberance bursts forth in two Leipzig chorales, silvery high recorder clearly differentiated from violin, and Rodolfo Richter provides a refreshing change of timbre... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2006, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Virtuoso playing and scholarly research come together in this disc of French Baroque works...Thorby's eclectic experience in Baroque, jazz and folk music is everywhere apparent in these performances,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

[Pizarro] brings spaciousness and a fine balancing of inner parts, in chords and counterpoint alike, alongside a freedom and energy very much his own...his formidable technique provides the... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Languorous and brilliant by turns, this star clarinettist's recital is a delight.… — Gramophone MagazineMore…

Following the Spanish custom these performances accompany some of these pieces with a glorious jamboree of instruments doubling and decorating the vocal lines; this creates a particularly awesome... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Murray has announced that this wil be her final Lieder recording. If indeed it proves to be so, she will be going out on a high. Her voice is obviously mature, but still in good trim...her artistic... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Although Kuniko calibrates balances, dynamics, nuances and sonorities with her expected precision, she also creates a genuine sense of repartee between the parts, as if the six original percussionists... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2015More…

The rapport between Russell and Butt is riveting, and their meeting of musical minds leaves no detail under-characterised…for sheer freshness, insight and life-enhancing joy, this newcomer goes... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2015More…

Aficionados will not mind hearing, yet again, those trademark Maxwell Davies devices of whooping horn glissandos and hyperactive chattering trumpets, especially when delivered with the Scottish... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

[Nostalghia] forms the memorable conclusion to this impressive new disc from the Scottish Ensemble. The more poignant for its restraint, this miniature concerto for violin and strings requires... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2016More…