Zigzag

Bruges's finest have made a stunning attempt to create the 1930s Parisian sound. As well as the orchestral poster-colours, they employ Erard pianos to give the Double Concerto an entrancing... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The combined voices, viols, lute and harp of two French ensembles perform these songs with loving care, using darkly covered "old" English pronunciation and paying attention to the music's declamatory... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 More…

the six-part vocal consort is virtuosic enough to adapt smoothly from the chill dissonances of Peccentem me quotidie to the hot, tumbling urgency of Ardita zanzaretta. — The Independent, 27th April 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

A fascinating release. The Trio in A minor, oscillating between allusions to Romanian folk music and Lisztian chromaticism, is a major discovery and performed here with strong emotional intensity. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

many of the songs are given a definite sense of live performance with a few theatrical effects thrown in: sighs, gasps and laughs, for example. It all adds to the fun. — MusicWeb International, 26th June 2014 More…

…the peachy resonant tone of Chevallier's piano is the making of this revelatory disc. …this is Satie for those suspicious about his adoption as a "chill-out" composer. Here he sounds dangerous,... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2009 More…

In the first book of Images, Nelson Goerner responds infallibly to the composer's demands. His technically secure playing displays a real feeling for the pieces' ever-changing colours and for... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…