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'In this vivid performance [of the Janacek], you could practically taste the blood and the tears.'
The Times, 11 January 2010
'The Florestan Trio display their customary virtuosity, elegance and caprice, once again capturing the full emotional range of what may, on the surface, appear to be merely domestic entertainment music.'
Gramophone, January 2010
'An exquisitely raw performance of the famous "Ghost" trio, in which every interpretative judgment betrayed class and unegotistical musicianship. Such playing makes you remember just how modern Beethoven still is.'
The Guardian, 27 November 2009
'Susan Tomes is superb in these works; her fluid pianism is a joy to hear, beautiful in tone, crisp in articulation. Violinist Anthony Marwood and cellist Richard Lester are on her level, and the tightly knit ensemble delivers a full, rich sound along with lightning-fast reactions to Haydn’s many twists and turns.'
La Folia, USA, November 2009
'Outstanding. This is all brilliant ensemble playing by thoughtful and enthusiastic as well as skilful performers.'
International Record Review, October/November 2009
‘I can’t remember a disc of more good, serious fun than the envoi to Haydn Year from the Florestan Trio. …Not a phrase is left to chance. It’s a disc full of bushes and briars, and the cold fresh wind of sense on a sunny winter morning.’
Gramophone, December 2009, Critics’ Choices of the Year 2009
'The Florestan is the ultimate in gentility and grace… the playing, interpretation, and recorded sound are perfection; every note, every phrase, every balance is beyond criticism.'
Fanfare magazine, USA, April 2009
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