Reviews

'‘O salutaris' is unexpended song, exquisitely sung by Sandrine Piau. The harmonically adventurous 'Prelude religieux pendant l’offertoire' is otherworldly and mesmerizing on the Erard.'

'The playing here is marked by clarity and expressiveness in music that is intricate, emotionally demonstrative and ceaselessly exploratory.'

'From the very first piece, it is clear what you can expect: highly virtuosic, energetic dialogues between two of the best musicians of our time.'

Choral & Song Choice: 'As with all their releases, John Butt and the Dunedins approach the scores from a scholarly angle ... but it’s the heart rather than the head that informs their music-making.'

'Aether is like few other vocal recordings I’ve encountered. Far more than a showcase for Sarah Aristidou, an astounding French-Cypriot soprano with a strong voice and supremely high coloratura extension, [it is] a one-of-a-kind recording that I hope you will audition.'

'She plays a superb Stravinskian nightingale full of vocals and pirouettes, imitated by a contrasting and delicate orchestra. The range of sound required by Jörg Widmann's Labyrinth V also suits the young soprano perfectly. '

'The young Trio Marie Soldat shows great promise in the field of 'historically informed' Romantic music: look out for their next albums.'

'And it is a master stroke. With his extraordinary palette of colours, he controls the vast proportions of the third Sonata ... The formidable "Handel Variations" burst with gaiety, instrumental frenzy, punch and finesse.'

Top 5 Classical Recordings of 2021: #1 'In the variations, Fournel transcends every technical obstacle to land on a superior atmospheric level. Next to a sparkle of Hungarian dance, we swear we heard some Haydn jollity, Mozartian balefulness, Wagnerian damnation and Schubertesque thigh chatter.'