Brahms - Sonatensatz (Scherzo from the F.A.E. sonata), WoO 2

I get the impression that Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt want to drag the composer out of his book-lined study and seal the door. It’s beautiful playing, tonally and expressively, and very... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Dumay and Lortie bring fresh insights to such well-loved music. Their approach to the G major Sonata is particularly mesmerising...Needless to say, the rest of this beautifully engineered disc... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Gluzman [plays with] heartfelt eloquence and unbridled passion [in the Violin Concerto]…Gaffigan’s unfailingly attentive Lucerne players sound almost chamber-like in their textural detailing…in... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…Rysanov makes out an excellent case for taking up the Franck A major Sonata, his arrangement judiciously steering a middle course between the violin and cello versions, but gaining an extra... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

I love that Ning Feng and Zee Zee (also known as Zhang Zuo) create an intimate, homey atmosphere rather than seeming to play to the last row of a recital hall. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2023 More…

Wispelwey’s G major repatriation [of the First Brahms Sonata] has reintroduced all the original’s soft, autumnal intimacy, further offset by the cello’s own more dulcet tones. It’s a winner,... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019 More…

Rarely have the ghostly, blues-tinged, half-whispered intimacy of Ravel's exquisite G major Sonata been so eerily voiced, the violin discreetly balanced so as to create the impression of it constantly... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The engineering is sensational. At the price this label sells for, you can't go wrong. — Fanfare More…