Instrumental, Ponce, M (composer)

Mythes is all heightened sensuality and warmth, its heady atmosphere evoked through playing of extraordinary colour, detail and dexterity. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2023 More…

Childhood memories are summoned, plus people and places…Indeed, there’s so much playfulness and charm here that the listener might well pant for some extra ballast from meatier things. It comes... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, 4 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…

On paper, the 2019 GFA Competition winner Johan Smith’s recital programme looks unremarkable...Not that this recital fails to showcase his abundant talent to its best advantage. So as one are... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2020 More…

Don’t be put off by the glitz surrounding this new release from superstar violinist Ray Chen…there’s no false glitter to his playing…[the Bruch is] performed with splendid warmth and character... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The pleasures lie largely in hearing infinite subtleties of touch and expression vividly caught in Orchid’s clear, all-embracing recording. Cello pizzicato passages alone make the ears tingle;... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Frang is on supremely agile and graceful form, but it’s rather a musical pick-and-mix. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…