‘Nothing could be more invigorating than Stravinsky's music for violin and piano … Anthony Marwood finds infinite subtleties in the music's dance, while at the piano Thomas Adès is forceful without being domineering’ (The Times)

‘Adès' touch with the piano parts is at once live-wire and beautifully stylish, with Marwood matching this flair for deftly characterised light and shade … the Pulcinella suite and Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss both scintillate from start to finish … the recorded sound, too, has marvellous presence’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This fabulous two CD-set offers so many pleasures it's hard to know where to begin … Adès handles the finger-twisting difficulties of the Duo Concertant with total aplomb, and has exactly the right incisive, luminous and chaste sound. Marwood, too, has that springy balletic quality always needed in Stravinsky, but he finds a myriad of colours to go with it: sly sentimental in the 'Chanson Russe' from Mavra, tender in the Duo. In all, it's a marvel’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Volkov explores the subtle gradations of gray in Orpheus and, thanks to his rhythmic acuity, reveals the dazzling counterpoint in Agon’ (The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA)

‘Ilan Volkov relishes the ballet scores of Stravinsky … he elicits diaphanous, knife-like clarity from his BBC constituents’ (Audiophile Audition, USA)

‘A supreme disc’ (The Scotsman)

‘This is an inspired, and brilliantly played, grouping … the music is vibrant in a new way … Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra recognise and trace this stylistic course with a sharp ear … the sheer originality of all three ballets shows that Stravinsky's ability to catch the listener unawares did not stop with the Rite of Spring, and this superb disc is a revelatory testament to his daring’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘The playing of the BBC Scottish SO under Volkov is so incisive and richly coloured … the whole disc, devoted to three Balanchine ballet scores composed over a period of 20 years, and embracing a wide variety of styles yet always quintessentially Stravinskian, is a joy to listen to’ (The Sunday Times)

‘Both works suit Volkov's sinewy, precise style down to the ground, and are quite thrillingly played’ (The Guardian)

‘Ilan Volkov shows tremendous empathy for Stravinsky's music. With the aid of meticulous playing from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, he delivers performances that project vibrant rhythmic urgency alongside a wonderful attention to internal detail and a subtle control of instrumental colour … [Jeu de Cartes] in comparison, Robert Craft and the LSO on the Naxos label sound surprisingly flaccid and lacking in youthful energy’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This is a fine new Stravinsky disc from the excellent partnership of Ilan Volkov and the BBC SSO … it's an account that is similar in many ways to Stravinsky's own Sony Classical recording, but obviously in better sound. Volkov and his players seem to perform the work with even greater confidence and joie de vivre … the notes are by Stephen Walsh and are a model of clarity and conciseness, allied to deep understanding of the music. With such purposeful, sensitive conducting and such assured playing, this can be very warmly recommended’ (International Record Review)

‘Virile, cogent performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ilan Volkov … crisply sculpted and propulsive, the rhythmic sleights of hand diamond-sharp, the instrumental colours bold, the impact exhilarating’ (Gramophone)