Onyx

Walton's Cello Concerto is like a bottle of vintage wine from the composer's home on the Italian island of Ischia… its warmth, finesse and wry serenity are qualities that appeal all the more... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The innate classicism of the Grieg and Tchaikovsky is felt as well as heard in deft articulation and elegant nuancing so that the Mozart, far from being the odd man out, is very much a kindred... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2009 More…

…I found Rysanov's performances of both Sonatas compelling, vivid and packed with moments of great musical insight. The two trio performances are also extremely enjoyable… — BBC Music Magazine, January 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lazic likes to inflect this or that gorgeous phrase a little within the context of the main tempo of the moment, but he does it with an instinctive musicianship that disarms resistance. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This outstanding CD from the Istanbul-based Borusan quartet explores a diverse collection of modern string quartets with tremendous spirit and poise…With its intriguing programming and flawless... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

I loved the stark simplicity of Mullov-Abbado’s The Linden Tree on the Hermes Experiment’s Here We Are (an Editor’s Choice in July), and there’s a similar sparse beauty to everything on this... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, September 2020 More…

Underpinning lovely playing, it’s the performers’ sensitivity to Part’s mathematically-inspired structures that lends real eloquence to his soundworld. The sense of proportion in tempo, phrase... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2019, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

In this recording Viktoria Mullova presents virtually flawless playing but, of greater importance, she sustains an impeccably punctuated, modulated and compelling dialogue through Bach's counterpoint... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

On the face of it, these are rather 'straight' readings, meticulously fingered and judiciously paced; Kozhukin never rushes detail or stabs at the keyboard for emphasis...Yet his apparent restraint... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…