‘If the prospect of yet another ‘Organ’ Symphony leaves you yawning, then this is one you really do need to hear. From the way Fischer and his orchestra dig into the opening Allegro moderato, it's obvious this is going to be a dramatic, high-intensity performance, just as what they make of the celebrated Poco adagio … proves that it's going to be an unusually sensitive one as well. The scherzo is as manically driven as one could possible wish, while the finale unfolds in increasingly impressive splendor. As in all the great recorded performances … nothing seems forced or overdone, nor is there a hint of the trite or bombastic. The fact that it was also captured live only proves what a stunningly fine group the Utah Symphony under Fischer has become. A lively, enchantingly erotic look at the Bacchanale—featuring some fabulous playing from the orchestra's principal oboe, James Hall—rounds out one of the most desirable Saint-Saëns collections in years.’ (Fanfare, USA)

„Kalkbrenners »Traum«-Erzählung ist kein Schlafstück, sondern ein Aneinanderreihung virtuoser, unterhaltsam orchestrierter Klavier-Eskapaden, die Shelley mit Augenzwinkern serviert. Der Klang ist kulinarisch und räumlich gelungen. Eine hörenswerte Bereicherung!“ (hifi & records, Germany)

‘Whenever there’s another CD from the always wonderful Steven Isserlis in the new releases, you just know you’re in for something special, and so it proves yet again … a simply outstanding CD’ (The Whole Note, Canada)» More

‘This superb and thought-provoking programme presents mostly lesser-known works by three Russian composers … Isserlis and Mustonen are themselves extraordinary musicians, and both clearly believe in the music they are performing … Kabalevsky’s Rondo in memory of Prokofiev [is] a sincere and truly great work in an outstanding performance’ (BBC Music Magazine)

«[Martyn Brabbins] plonge au plus profond de la texture foisonnante [de la Symphonie no 4], de sa nature tragique, et met en valeur les subtilités harmoniques et rythmiques. Son orchestre s’illustre dans des rugosités de toute beauté. Emaillée de digressions inattendues (dont une paraphrase aux cordes seules d’une fantaisie de Gibbons), la dissolution dramatique de la fin gagne beaucoup d’intensité» (Diapason, France)» More

‘What the new accounts have are the virtues of Brabbins's versions of Tippett's First and Second, reviewed in these pages in January 2018: a purposeful intentness, with care for dynamics and rhythmic precision, captured in the relatively contained acoustic of Glasgow City Halls—though with no lack of virile energy and lyrical grace in the response of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and a finely-contoured delivery of the taxing soprano role in the Third from Rachel Nicholls’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More

‘Martyn Brabbins and his attentive recording engineers ensure that clarity of detail always serves the broader symphonic processes that remain at the heart of Tippett’s vision … it is especially rewarding to have the first recording of the recently resurrected Symphony in B flat’ (Gramophone)

«Dans la sonate de Franck comme dans son Szymanowski, Alina Ibragimova « touche au plus imperceptible des pianissimos » dans une introduction étonnamment étale, pour mieux déchaîner, dans le deuxième mouvement, une vague d’énergie dont sa corde de sol semble renfermer d’infinies réserves … quant à la magnifique sonate de Vierne, elle trouve enfin sa référence : la sécheresse implacable des accords répétés à un tempo vertigineux, la pudeur qui apparente le mouvement lent au Concerto en sol de Ravel, la précision d’horloger de l’Intermezzo, le tragique du finale nous marqueront pour longtemps. Alors ? Comme s’exclamait l’ami Jean-Michel:« Exaltant, vous dis-je! »» (Diapason, France)» More

‘It’s difficult to think of a more exciting duo than violinist Alina Ibragimova and her long-time pianist partner Cédric Tiberghien … [Ysaÿe's Poème élégiaque is] a rhapsodic, passionate work that perfectly showcases this duo’s strengths: tone, nuance, intelligence, passion, commitment, and flawless technical assurance … a CD of music-making of the highest order’ (The Whole Note, Canada)» More

‘Superb playing and ravishing engineering intertwine here to stunning effect … from Ibragimova a sweet, even sound that’s light-toned without being lightweight, supported by a touch from Tiberghien at the keyboard that sounds like mellow, amber-hued raindrops … this is wall-to-wall wonderful’ (Gramophone)

‘Throughout, Bohuslav Matoušek provides dazzling figuration while mining the rich vein of sentiment in such later works as the Concerto for violin and piano and the Rhapsody-Concerto. The recordings are all excellent; with superbly detailed liner notes by Aleš Březina, the whole issue is very recommendable’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More

‘The improvisatory quality Gerhardt brings to these oft-recorded works—despite his purposeful avoidance of stylistic embellishments—makes this one of the most spontaneous-sounding sets on disc. His Sarabandes are introspective, while the swagger, even bravado, of the Sixth Suite’s famous Gavottes is uplifting’ (The Sunday Times)