23 April 2015
The Northern Echo, Gavin Engelbrecht
Mozart: Piano Sonatas
Studio Master: CDA68029  2CDs for the price of 1  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Hamelin gives dazzling performances of eight of Mozart’s divinely inspired Piano Sonatas. Two Rondos, a Fantasia, and a decidedly quirky Gigue complete this appealing double album’ (The Northern Echo)
23 April 2015
The Northern Echo, Gavin Engelbrecht
Prokofiev & Shostakovich: Cello Concertos
Studio Master: CDA68037  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Isserlis draws out great contrasts in mood and tone, with lyrical moments that are quite sublime’ (The Northern Echo)» More
23 April 2015
The Northern Echo, Gavin Engelbrecht
Szymański & Mykietyn: Music for string quartet
Studio Master: CDA68085  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Paweł Szymański is represented by short pieces for string quartet with delicate and beguiling textures, while a Paweł Mykietyn quartet draws the listener into captivating soundworld. Well worth the plunge’ (The Northern Echo)» More
22 April 2015
The Strad, Julian Haylock
Jongen & Lazzari (S): Violin Concertos
Studio Master: CDA68005  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Graffin’s tonal transparency, ear-ringing intonation and phrasal intuitiveness … are a constant source of pleasure, captured in alluringly tangible sound’ (The Strad)» More
20 April 2015
Pianiste, France, Michel Le Naour
Debussy: Images & Préludes II
Studio Master: CDA67920  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

«Le pianiste canadien Marc-André Hamelin … possède sans conteste le sens aigu de l'architecture, de la beauté pure et de la volupté de l'instant. Un disque de référence» (Pianiste, France)» More
20 April 2015
Sinfini Music, Norman Lebrecht
Grieg: Lyric Pieces
Studio Master: CDA68070  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘There is any amount of magic in these miniatures … Hough’s set is a worthy successor to Gilels, and that’s saying a lot’ (Sinfini Music)» More
19 April 2015
Audiophile Audition, USA, Gary Lemco
Liszt: Piano Sonata & other works
Studio Master: CDA68067  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Hewitt brings the requisite combination of flowery ornaments and brilliant cadenza passagework’ (Audiophile Audition, USA)» More
19 April 2015

Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No 2
Studio Master: CDA67987  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The great Soviet composer's chamber music is new to the discography of the Takács, arguably the world's most versatile string quartet. Here they strike up a tingling rapport with one of Hyperion's 'house' pianists: sparks fly between the French-Canadian and the British/Hungarian string players, especially in the sizzling Scherzo and witty Allegretto Finale, even if they don't plumb the melancholic depths of Sviatoslav Richter and the Borodins in their famous reading. The turbulent A major Quartet makes one hanker for more’ (The Sunday Times)
16 April 2015
The Irish Times, Michael Dervan
Bird: The Oriental Miscellany
Studio Master: SIGCD415  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

'It’s a fascinating collection, and Jane Chapman uses the nasality available from her Kirckman harpsichord to suggest the drones of some of the original to great effect' (The Irish Times)» More

16 April 2015
Audiophile Audition, USA, Steven Ritter
Brumel: Missa de beata virgine & Motets
Studio Master: CDA68065  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The twelve-member Brabant Ensemble is excellent in all respects in this music, captured at the Church of St. Michael and all Angels at Oxford. This album fills a needed gap in the moderate yet undernourished Brabant discography’ (Audiophile Audition, USA)» More

16 April 2015
Sinfini Music, Peter Quantrill
Prokofiev & Shostakovich: Cello Concertos
Studio Master: CDA68037  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Deranged nuns, inveterate gamblers and fairytale princesses are stock-in-trade characters for Prokofiev’s operas, and it doesn’t take a wild imaginative leap to hear such fantastical characters peopling the busy, welcoming sprawl of his Cello Concerto like a comic-book city. It's thanks to Steven Isserlis, who makes a piece with a chequered history and ‘difficult’ reputation sound like a masterpiece completely characteristic of its creator’ (Sinfini Music)» More
11 April 2015
TheArtsDesk.com, Graham Rickson
Prokofiev & Shostakovich: Cello Concertos
Studio Master: CDA68037  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘This performance is up with the best; Isserlis’s warm, sonorous tone [is] a real asset’ (TheArtsDesk.com)» More
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