'Jamie Walton's warm and beautifully focused way with the work excels in its own right … the same unflashily vivid brilliance brings in a rich harvest in Shostakovich's First Concerto … his keening way with the slow movement's lyrical lament marks out a remarkable player. Alexander Briger and the Philharmonia supply superb accompaniments' (BBC Music Magazine)

'With the Philharmonia alert both to the brio and to the underlying pensive traits of the concerto, Jamie Walton has an ideal partner, echoed in a performance of the Shostakovich that is lithe, pungent and, just as it should be, profoundly disquieting' (The Telegraph)» More

‘This exquisite recital finds Janine Jansen at her most seductive … what impresses is the beauty of Jansen's hushed playing. The last movements of both [sonatas] fizz and crackle, but these performances are about so much more than dazzling pyrotechnics’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Janine Jansen and her pianist Itamar Golan approach the Debussy Sonata with admirable restraint … [her] sound is beautiful and cultivated’ (International Record Review)

'Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto is here given an unusually lively performance with Paul Watkins and the ECO … very well recorded to bring out the crispness of ensemble … the result is tuneful and passionate in the extended first movement, easily lyrical in the second. The finale relies on themes with a folk flavour, culminating in an excitingly brisk coda … splendidly celebrating the artistry of Claire Jones' (Gramophone)

'Levine is clearly no stranger to the heritage of Russian choral music, but this substantial and often virtuoso work draws from a much wider harmonic palette, and the fact that the words are set in English, and the music intended for Tenebrae, would seem also to have imparted to the work something of an English sound, to which its dedicatees respond with passion. Impressive and moving, and beautifully captured' (Gramophone)

'The well-prepared Philharmonia strings (slightly reduced in number?) are lean and pristine throughout, albeit with no shortage of portamento, the woodwind and brass notably perky when it comes to illuminating the rustic minutiae of Mahler's invention' (Gramophone)

'This splendid second volume in the Armonico Consort's Naked Byrd series continues the punning tradition of a cappella versions of choral pieces by composers who, in the words of the Consort's artistic director Christopher Monks, 'wore their hearts on their sleeves'' (The Independent)» More

'Scottish audiences will be familiar with Christopher Bell’s lively, eclectic Christmas concerts. Here, Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride sites alongside The Little Drummer Boy and Jingle Bells. The mix is infectious and the performances full of fun and panache' (The Daily Telegraph)

'The period performance movement has demonstrated how to bring life and energy back to Bach's choral textures, but none of the big names have produced anything that is quite as much fun as this. Obviously, this isn't the last word when it comes to Bach's Motets, but it brings an interesting new angle to the music, and possibly a new audience too' (MusicWeb International)

'This St John Passion almost induces a whiff of nostalgia. But there is nothing nostalgic about Peter Seymour's lean, purposeful direction … some touches are highly compelling' (BBC Music Magazine)» More

‘Jansen explores the violin's dynamic range to intoxicating effect … even in a golden age of brilliant young female players … Jansen's profound sensitivity to phrase, colour, dynamic and atmosphere is special’ (Classic FM)