‘Hewitt delivers everything from the crispest staccatos to the gentlest lifts in defining the inner voices that Beethoven weaves throughout … a terrific disc’ (The Whole Note, Canada)» More

‘The entire experience is captured in a recording of extraordinary clarity, balance and dynamics including the thunder of this vast array. It’s all there without any audible spotlighting. I consider this to be a most significant release and thoroughly recommendable’ (The Whole Note, Canada)» More

‘Everywhere here Gerhardt is at his most eloquent, technically exceptional and interpretatively satisfying. It would be hard to imagine finer support than that provided by the world class Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Stefan Blunier who holds everything together with adept assurance. The sound quality was wholly satisfying with an especially splendid balance between soloist and orchestra’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘These 28 settings are largely taut, compact and full of elegant simplicity … to all these songs Renata Pokupić brings a truly convincing tonal assurance and she is excellently partnered by Roger Vignoles’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘Unfailingly expressive, a miracle in itself’ (Limelight, Australia)» More

‘It can be difficult to find space to let this music speak when Janáček’s mind is darting so restlessly from thought to thought, but the Takács players know its every twist and turn, and the result is like being caught in an irresistible eddy of emotions’ (Financial Times)» More

‘This disc stands up to all the competition … it is the quality and character from each individual player, even when they are blended into a single entity, that once again sets the Takács apart’ (The Guardian)» More

‘Energetic playing from a starry band supports sensitive singing from bass Matthew Rose, bringing a historical singer to vivid, contemporary life’ (Sinfini Music)» More

‘Steven Isserlis is more agile and adaptable than other cellists who have mixed and matched with a harpsichord in these sonatas’ (The Amati Magazine)» More

‘"So gorgeous I want to inject it into my veins." Those were the words I blurted out to a fellow critic about the slow movement of Leo Ornstein’s stunning Piano Quintet after I first heard it performed by this first-rate group of musicians two years ago at Carnegie Hall. Here, finally, is a recording of this epically proportioned forgotten treasure’ (The New York Times)» More

‘Played with sympathy and superb musicianship by Osborne … the recording is a model of warmth and lucidity. If you would like a one word summing up: outstanding!’ (Classical Source)» More

‘The piano part is excruciatingly difficult, yet Hamelin sails through it with aplomb. The Pacifica Quartet are worthy partners and the entire CD is such an overwhelming experience that I urge you to get it so you can brave your way into the originality of this composer's mind’ (Pianist)» More