SACD, Linn (label)

Although Kuniko calibrates balances, dynamics, nuances and sonorities with her expected precision, she also creates a genuine sense of repartee between the parts, as if the six original percussionists... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2015 More…

Harp recitals are almost bound to be appealing, such is the instrument’s seductiveness, but this one has substance, too. — Sunday Times, 20th September 2015 More…

Kato has an impeccable sense of rhythm and a capacity for concentration — MusicWeb International, 22nd September 2013 More…

Pamela Thorby, a regular member of the Palladian Ensemble, demonstrates versatility and virtuosity beyond question and is imaginatively accompanied by Richard Egarr, who also contributes a sparkling... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

by skilfully modulating their tone between the smooth and the raucous, the two clarinettists here contrive to minimise the absence of oboe timbre in what proves a lively and nicely nuanced reading...these... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The strongly contrasting period instrument timbres create tension in these virtuosi's hands. In the Trio in F, the cooing, naive recorder opposes the gamba's nimble whine...They blend best in... — Classic FM Magazine, August 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Apart from his nimble dexterity, Freeman-Attwood's playing is just as striking for the beauty of his lyrical phrasing and his richness of colour, so well demonstrated by Saint-Saëns's "Romanza",... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2007 More…

Languorous and brilliant by turns, this star clarinettist's recital is a delight.… — Gramophone Magazine More…

Saeijs's is a memorable interpretation. She smoothly negotiates the works' fiendish challenges without once compromising her lustrous tone. At the same time she is faithful to the spirit of... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2016 More…