Szymanowski - Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

Ilya Kaler is a near ideal interpreter of these works and the delightful Nocturne and Tarantella which serve as makeweight. His playing certainly has the requisite passion, but he also has... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Szymanowski’s substantial Violin Sonata is the earliest work on this new release featuring his music for violin and piano, and receives the most satisfying performance here. Sueye Park and Roland... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 3 out of 5 stars More…

…This is a performance that shows Ibragimova's art at her remarkable best; at one moment poised, the next playing with abandon, she is one of the most expressive violinists around. The beguiling... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Radauer-Plank and Brüggen are excellent…their relative restraint pays dividends in music that harbours limitless potential for subtle shading. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2017 More…

Roth finds a silvery sweetness for the more lyrical sections of the Stravinsky, an earthy fullness for the Brahms and skitters through the harmonics and left-hand pizzicato passages of the Wieniawski... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Pike’s exceptional sensitivity to tonal inflection and temporal flexibility works wonders in Szymanowski’s Mythes…She invests [the Karłowicz] with such open-air freshness and gentle affection... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…