These three brass sonatas generally come across with more subtlety than on the well-known recordings by Glenn Gould and friends. Anchoring this new project, Alexander Melnikov is a superbly thoughtful and questing pianist. Isabelle Faust finds the Apollonian restraint of the E major Sonata for Violin and Piano yet also its intensity

Melnikov's role parallels that of Glenn Gould but his accounts are less wayward than the Canadian's, his soloists generally stronger...this is a magnificent disc, with leading or contending versions of all the works in terrific, beautifully balanced Harmonia Mundi sound. Let's hope Melnikov & Co return record some more.

A most attractive anthology… Every performance is of the highest character...Melnikov's contributions throughout are outstanding. Recorded in ideally clear sound, and with interesting notes, this is a really fine disc that deserves to do very well. It should be snapped up by every Hindemith collector.

There are some front-ranking performances here in a programme that makes chronological and artistic sense.

Melnikov proves to be the perfect chamber musician, knowing exactly when to assert himself and when to let his colleagues have the limelight...The real stars, though, are athletic trombonist Gérard Costes, and trumpeter Jeroen Berwaerts, who combines lyrical warmth with an intensity that is often breathtaking.