‘Some magical Mozart here from Angela Hewitt, who directs the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova with aplomb, zest, and most of all, style’ (International Piano)

‘Hewitt directs the performances from the keyboard; with the piano well forward of the orchestra in the sound picture, her playing is typically crisp … its attention to detail is immaculate. She contributes her own detailed sleeve notes, full of pertinent historical footnotes’ (The Guardian)

‘Judging from this first example, it's going to be a journey as revelatory as her exploration of all the major keyboard works of Bach. Hewitt is also a violinist and so brings elegant yet practical intuition to her direction; much of her keyboard articulation, for instance, imitates string-bowing. She is joined in this exciting new endeavour by the fleet-footed Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, who share her attention to stylistic detail. It's going to be a thrilling ride’ (The Observer)

‘It's easy to be captivated. Concertmaster Carlo Fabiano doesn't simply lead his forces mechanically; he gives meaning and expressive weight to the orchestration, Angela Hewitt the experience of valuable thought and feeling … [K271, Presto] In Hewitt's hands no artless dance; instead, something profound, as you'd expect of her, and get’ (Gramophone)

‘Truly excellent’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘Listening to these brand new Hyperion performances by The Leopold String Trio and pianist Paul Lewis got me thinking about elegance in a new way … There isn't a harsh note in the entire recording … These performances have flair and panache. I can remember no recording that presents these two masterful quartets so gracefully rendered as this one by The Leopold String Trio and Lewis’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘The Leopold Trio gives a crisp, clear and engaging performance’ (The Strad)

‘It is in fact clear from the opening that this is a performance to reckon with, exemplified by its careful measured tempo, its poise and its subtle handling of the balance between strings and piano. A real winner, this disc; warmly recommended’ (Gramophone)

‘These are deeply musical performances, perceptive and satisfying, of two masterpieces’ (International Record Review)

‘For freshness, insight and sheer beauty of tone and phrase, this new disc takes the palm … it's pure joy from first to last and I urge you to add it to your shelves’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘One of the happiest musical unions of recent times—stylish, spirited and spontaneous’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Is there no area of piano performance in which Marc-André Hamelin does not excel? Having heard or reviewed some of his excellent performances of Chopin, Brahms, Debussy and Alkan, it is a pleasure to know that he is equally at home in the classics … [his] outstanding recording is up there with the best’ (MusicWeb International)» More