Mirare

Zhu Xiao-Mei produces some wonderfully intimate moments in the more reflective sections of these two works, but tends to force the tone when the textures become more full-blown. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Bertrand Cullier here sets about rectifying and such neglect with a will and no little vigour. He's not afraid to go out on a bit of an interpretive limb ... Every track does sound like a performance... — Early Music Review, April 2015More…

This is fabulous music. The fourth concerto, heard first, sets the scene with its myriad technical challenges for the soloist; the finale is cripplingly hard up top, you can feel the stress... — Classical Music, March 2019, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

For musicality, virtuosity, and originality, Geniušas earns the strongest recommendation. — Fanfare, May/June 2022More…

Gastinel and Désert create a beautiful atmosphere… Claire Désert reveals herself as a most accomplished,
lively accompanist. — Gramophone MagazineMore…

Désert's boldly attractive account makes it strange that they are not heard in recital more often, while her performance of the much larger-scale Davidsbündlertänze suggests an excitingly instinctive... — The GuardianMore…