Onyx

[Midori's] veiled tone and impeccable intonation lure us into Bloch's world...Throughout [the Janacek] she isn't afraid to dig hard into the strings, but she also knows when to mine the seam... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Kuss's relatively low-key approach works well in the Schnittke but makes the Concertino seem discursive and dull...The Kuss seem more at home in Dubinsky's arrangements of Tchaikovsky...In... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 3 out of 5 stars/4 out of 5 stars More…

It's difficult to imagine anyone who would not warm now to this deeply Romantic work and its equally ardent predecessor, especially in performances as affectionate and musicianly as these.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

...if Brahms and Schoenberg may strike conservative listeners as odd bedfellows, Shai Wosner, a young Israeli pianist, does not see any dichotomy between "old" and "new" music, but an evolutionary... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010 More…

These three players would seem to view the trios primarily as inward works, a conversation between friends...Thus these performances are most effective in the less extrovert parts of the music. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2011 More…

An excellent programme of 20th-century pieces for two pianos from this impressive duo of sisters. The lively textures and contrasts bound to life, with grit and delicacy. Strong support from... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Gringolts shapes the music admirably well throughout — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The sound of the Trpčeski recording is very good, offering clarity, detail, and solid, well-defined piano tone, with no ringing or blurring even in the loudest passages. This release will give... — Fanfare, Jul/Aug 2020 More…

[Clio Gould] offers a ravishing account of the solo violin narrative thread linking the different episodes in the music. Her playing has a fragile beauty...the splendid performance of the Easter... — International Record Review, January 2011 More…