New and Future Releases

A new version which stands comparison with the best. Frang’s initial entry is immediately soulful and introspective, intently tuning in to Robin Ticciati’s compelling account of the long orchestral... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Purists may of course object, but I think the decision to go hunting for concertos from the violin and oboe repertoire is amply justified. Baroque Concertos is a wide-ranging collection that... — David Smith, Presto Music, 18th October 2024 More…

It’s a surprisingly chamber-oriented album, with even the two cello concertos inhabiting an astonishingly delicate, translucent sound-world. The first concerto makes a striking impression with... — David Smith, Presto Music, 1st November 2024 More…

Pappano makes the most of his extensive experience in the opera house to bring a compelling sense of purpose and dramatic thrust to this new recording, which positively fizzes and crackles with... — James Longstaffe, Presto Music, 2nd November 2024 More…

it’s always when Beethoven is at his most virile when Hamelin most excels, especially with sweeping runs up the keyboard or busy fugal complications — anything that needs flying fingers...there... — The Times, 23rd October 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Liu is a precise player, and understatement is a central quality of his interpretation. His articulation is exacting, and his dynamic shadings are subtle, with a particularly well controlled... — Matthew Ash, Presto Music, 8th November 2024 More…

No detail escapes her. Confiding, conversational, anguished, enraptured, she inhabits the piece whose instrumental filigree is perfectly judged by the conductorless Ensemble 360. From the delicate,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2024, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…