SACD, Gershwin (composer)

Well known for their witty, well crafted arrangements, the Calefax Quintet are on top form here in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Barber’s jaunty Excursions. Azmeh and Hekkema’s Airports for... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The SACD sound is first-class and the booklet notes by both artists attractive, not least in drawing attention to the great artists of the past whose performances and arrangements are saluted... — MusicWeb International, November 2018 More…

The present instrument as heard on this disc clearly has great presence and character although it has to be admitted that as heard here the sounds it produces are by no means all pleasant. The... — MusicWeb International, 4th September 2013 More…

Suave New York sophistication … In terms of piano playing, the aura of shimmering beauty created by means of a seemingly infinite variety of touch is the disc’s summit achievement … Murtfield... — International Record Review, November 2014 More…