SACD, Challenge Classics (label)

No one undertakes a recording of Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues lightly, and Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar engages an authoritative objectivity in running the ever-surprising gamut of... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The essence of folk song is outward simplicity: this disc is a wide-ranging selection of arrangements and originals, performed with artful directness. — Sunday Times, 3rd February 2013 More…

Angela Brownridge has moments that could provide a masterclass with careful control of nuance, the chords in ‘Canope’ seemingly emerging without attack. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 2 out of 5 stars More…

Prégardien never allows the novelty of a new incarnation to distract him: his singing here is full of imaginative insights...the tenor's courage and imagination triumph. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Leading a strong cast, Juliane Banse as the shepherd brilliantly meets the soprano part's technical challenges while evoking the naivety of the idealistic character...[Stenz] proves himself... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lamsma is a terrific player, with a beautiful, resilient sound, but at times that beauty is her handicap: she doesn’t do ugly or grim. — The Guardian, 11th May 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

If there's such a thing as an anti-Solti Elektra, this is it...[it] burns at its own distinctive temperature, with a strong sense of live-performance through-line and in a much more orchestrally... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 More…