‘What has characterised everything the Nash Ensemble has done since their very earliest days is a sense of absolute joy in music making and a passion which glows out of every single note they play. If we might reasonably expect a certain predictability to have crept into their performances after half-a-century at the very top of their game, nothing could be further from the truth with this invigorating and gloriously immersive journey through three very different chamber works by Ernö Dohnányi’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘This new recording is very welcome. Even though some of the music is available on other collections, the new performances more than hold their own and there is much new material’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘Inveterate news junkies of the world, your way out has come. For at least one good hour of your otherwise doom-laden day, you have a reason to turn off Fox or CNN and drift on feathery clouds to a far sweeter place. Your exit has been most graciously supplied by pianist Stephen Hough … whose latest recorded achievement may well be hailed as the most engaging, charming, and delightful recording of the year … or even the decade’ (Stereophile)

‘The music is sheer delight. I could listen to it for hours on end in performances of this quality … those who know The Binchois Consort’s other recordings will need no urging to go for this latest release’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘It epitomises the qualities of this flexible group and their indefatigable director Jonathan Cohen: interesting and under-appreciated repertoire, wonderfully elegant, stylishly executed playing, and adroitly chosen soloists … I would argue these sensitively played and truthfully engineered performances demand to be heard. Indeed I found the whole disc both spiritually fulfilling and artistically rewarding’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘The Binchois Consort performs with stylishness and a real feeling for this period, mostly adopting broad tempos that underline the music’s natural ebb and flow, melodic invention and austere grandeur, and also encompasses jubilation, warmth and touching intimacy … included in the handsome booklet is an erudite note, texts and enticing images’ (Classical Source)» More

‘Kolesnikov makes it sound easy, his improvisatory freedom hand-in-hand with shrewd musical intelligence. He knows just how long to sustain the notes, the squelchy dissonances resolving to enchanting effect … magical stuff’ (TheArtsDesk.com)» More

‘Written at roughly ten-year intervals from 1988 to 2007, Sir James MacMillan’s three String Quartets (to date) are finely crafted and rewarding works that combine intensity of expression with austere, craggy beauty. Their formidable demands are dispatched with astounding assurance by the Royal String Quartet … this release enjoys excellent annotation and sound’ (Classical Source)» More

‘With a rich palette of 42 ranks at his disposal, Goode has no difficulty in unfailingly refreshing the listener's ears … a deeply satisfying programme from a player at the peak of his powers’ (Gramophone)

‘Pianist Min-Jung Kym and violinist Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay meet [Mendelssohn's] considerable technical demands with aplomb … there's both tenderness and poise in the Adagio … the finale dances with a graceful, playful ease’ (Gramophone)

‘Purves is surely unique among today’s Anglophone singers in fusing an easily produced high baritone, by turns mellifluous and incisive, with a clean, resonant bass register … characterisation is always apt and specific, yet never at the expense of beauty of tone and firmness of line … a Handelian winner’ (Gramophone)

‘Rykkvin and Bennett duet with impeccable poise and judicious trills in the opening section of the Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne … Rykkvin's polished technique and confident musical personality yield a lovely account of Télaïre's lament from Castor et Pollux’ (Gramophone)