CD, Koechlin (composer)

A delightful and thoughtful debut disc from the Orsino Ensemble...Supplemented by Pavel Kolesnikov’s insightful pianism, the Orsinos draw on its core quintet of leading wind players. The entire... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Koechlin's Les Bandar-Log shows Wand to be every bit the equal of his contemporaries Hans Rosbaud and Ernest Bour in elucidating complex modern scores with wit and a keen ear for their tonal... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2006 More…

Kathryn Thomas plays with impeccable technique and tuning, neat phrasing, and an attractive tone. Richard Shaw is a sympathetic accompanist, and Lawrence Power's eloquent viola in the Duruflé... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Pizarro ensures the graceful aspects of his pianism are to the fore in the Piano Concerto, though here, as with the Sinfonietta, some detail is clouded by the resonant acoustic. The colours... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…