‘A spry, tenderly phrased performance of Glazunov's delightful concerto launches the first part of Chloë Hanslip's impressively played programme, with the addition of two exquisite miniatures … Hanslip and the Swiss/Italian orchestra respond well to the Schoeck concerto's late-Romantic language and voice it with discreet passion’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Schoeck's Concerto is, indeed, highly romantic but in a subtle, refined way … Hanslip gives a most convincing performance; her unobtrusive musicianship, with subtle variations in tone to match the emotional colour of each phrase, is admirably suited to the music's refined expressiveness. Throughout the disc, the orchestral contribution is splendidly clear and well balanced. Hanslip is also persuasive in the Glazunov concerto … the purity and neatness of her playing bring an effortless sparkle to the concerto's finale’ (Gramophone)

‘A dazzling series of salon and genre pieces full of the easy charm and winning tunefulness that also mark Glazunov's ballet The Seasons. Stephen Coombs proves a most persuasive advocate, consistently conveying sheer joy in keyboard virtuosity … which gives magic to pieces which might otherwise seem trivial. It makes a feast for any lover of piano music’ (The Guardian)

'Few artists have been more active in the recording studios in the past year than Claire Jones, the official harpist to Princes Charles. Her latest album, Claire Jones: Harp Concertos (4 Stars) is recommended to all harp fans and to lovers of good tunes. It winningly combines Mozart’s evergreen Flute And Harp Concerto with the veteran flautist William Bennett, Debussy’s Danse Sacree and Danse Profance, and Gliere’s Harp Concerto. Gliere’s concerto is beautifully crafted and packed full of toothsome melodies—a bit sugary perhaps but, for me, irresistible. It has always astonished me it isn’t better known. I hope Claire Jone’s excellent performance, with the English Chamber Orchestra under Paul Watkins, will bring its many merits to the attention of a wider audience' (Daily Mail)

'Even in hyperactive or assertive passages the young English clarinettist Julian Bliss retains a caressing, soft-toned quality which is very more-ish. Poise, agility and alertness permeate these winning, infections performances' (BBC Music Magazine)

'English clarinettist Julian Bliss … gives performances of Debussy's Premiere rapsodie, Françaix's Tema con Variazioni and Milhaud's Sonatine that are agile, sensual and witty' (Choir & Organ)» More

‘Outstanding performances of transcendentally virtuoso music by a renowned virtuoso recorded superbly and presented immaculately’ (MusicWeb International)

‘De Waal offers a dumbfounding version of the Kunstlerleben 'symphonic metamorphosis', with its virtiginously virtuosic rethinking of the Strauss waltz, as well as several Schubert transcriptions and the equally astonishing 'contrapuntal arrangement' of Weber's Invitation to dance. All of these are thrown off with a fine sense of style—the wit and exactitude of de Waal's phrasing in Kunstlerleben have to be heard to be believed’ (International Piano)

‘This disc is amazing … wild stuff, to which Rian de Waal does ample justice’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Hamelin has something extra—a touch of demonic fire … Hamelin turns out a breathtaking performance’ (Punch)

«Marc-André Hamelin passe son ‘examen de virtousité’ avec panache» (Le Monde de la Musique, France)

‘Spellbinding performances … a heightened degree of poetic sensitivity … a rare eloquence, courtesy of Hamelin’s jaw-dropping pianism’ (Classic FM Magazine)