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REVIEWS	Nancy Long LIR007 “... powerful music, confidently sung...” Early Music Review “... an intense musical journey ...” Musical Pointers Release date - May 2005 Bridge Duo LIR011 “... a sizzling charisma that would bring any audience to its feet...” Gramophone “Altogether an excellent disc”. Musical Pointers Release date - November 2005 Elizabeth de la Porte LIR012 “De la Porte’s performances were warmly received at the time and remain impressive both for their technical fluency and natural musicality … Where de la Porte is at her most beguiling is when she allows herself a modicum of rhythmic relaxation”. BBC Music Magazine Ian Jones LIR013 “His style suggests a late-evening recital given before an intimate gathering of friends, and his confidentiality provides many rewards”. Gramophone “… his playing has a lyrical elegance and unselfconscious purity of expression…” BBC Music Magazine “This is fluent and sensitive Chopin-playing. A fine sense of line, volatility and rapt concentration informs Ian Jones’s performances. In the Mazurkas he brings out the vitality of the dance; the Ballade is cohesive while still being malleable; and the Nocturnes are raptly brought off, the climaxes headily reached … Jones’s shapely phrasing and well-modulated contrasts afford a fresh and rewarding take on music that is all too easy to become over-familiar with … certainly Jones outguns a number of better-known rivals in this repertoire; this is a release that will be a pleasure to return to.” ClassicalSource.com Paul Simmonds LIR014 “ … tidily controlled and sensitive playing … a sure and caressing touch.” Gramophone Michele Benuzzi LIR021 “The rhythmic freedom which is a feature of these pieces is well explored”. Music Web International “…performed with a combination of freedom and forward energy. There is also plenty of opportunity to hear bravura playing: the impression left after the final track is one of artistic power and splendour”. British Harpsichord Society “… an outstanding musician: he romps through the technically demanding preludes and the final Chaconne with dazzling assurance and plays the more introspective pieces with the utmost sensitivity. His artistry is evident in every work.” International Record Review
Galeazzi Ensemble LIR001 “...a wonderfully intimate dusky sound...” Gramophone “...enjoyable music played with enthusiasm and freshness.” M-station.org Release date - February 2002 Lorna Anderson and the Apollo Chamber Players LIR002 “...charming and unusual...” Gramophone Release date - September 2002 The New Music Players LIR003 “... an exceptionally enjoyable and well produced CD...” classical.net “... an enterprising disc from an enterprising ensemble...” Gramophone Release date - May 2003 Colm Carey LIR004 “... a splendid recording...” The Organ “...captivating colours...” International Record Review “…musically interesting, varied and well suited to the fine new Létourneau organ…. [his] playing is full of verve and character…” Choir & Organ Release date - July 2003 David Pollock LIR005 “... infectious cheer...” Early Music Review Release date - October 2004 LIR006 “... especially well thought-out...” Goldberg “... a rewarding programmed ... performed with tasteful restraint...” Dagogo.net “An auspicious debut”. Musical Pointers Release date - October 2003 LIR008 “... a distinguished CD which deserves success...” Musical Pointers Release date - September 2005 Chamelon Brass LIR009 “The playing is of a genuinely high standard, and invites comparison with the finest groups around… These are gifted musicians who clearly enjoy making music together, and have an infectious sense of fun”. Music Web international Mardi Brass LIR010 “Mardi Brass play with energy and discipline and create some finely nuanced tone colours”. Music Web International “Mardi Brass trace this established chamber idiom with playing of character and intimacy … the Ewald is a proper performance, nicely turned and idiomatic”. Gramophone LIR015 “… excellent production … considerable individuality … the music is as attractive as the ‘fractal image’ cover”. Musical Pointers “…superbly recorded, in acoustics appropriate to their content, with detailed bookletnotes. Anyone attracted to either medium or to brass music in general should not hesitate.” Gramophone