CD, Hahn, R (composer)

as their wonderfully vivid performances attest, these are all first-rate pieces deserving a firm place in the repertoire…this is a disc to cherish, — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There’s much rewarding playing; Bartlett is a highly expressive musician. If his Romantic Rameau remains rather earthbound, his Couperin flickers with a cosy firelight warmth...La valse is all... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Isserlis and regular partner Connie Shih are perfect hosts, ensuring it all flows with deceptive ease, setting the scene with the wistful nobility of Hahn’s Variations chantantes sur un air... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording More…

Power and Crawford-Phillips are a superb duo, matching their depth and richness of tone with an energetic, passionate approach, and the warm sound lets them shine. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This well-rounded set argues for a more prominent position among 20th-century pianists than Tagliaferro has generally been accorded in the anglophone literature. It also affords the pleasure... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2020 More…

overall a lovely disc, warmly recommended not merely for the initiative and playing of these two fine musicians but for giving a hefty nudge to other violin-and-piano duos. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022 More…

Almost all the remaining 20 items strike me as Husum at its best: pianists whose inquisitiveness has unearthed some gem, the performance of which either leaves you wreathed in smiles or sends... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019 More…