'Leland Chen was delighting a capacity audience at Bradford's St George's Hall recently (Brahms/Halle/Kent Nagano) and now another recording success. He is the man for the big moments and he brings an admirable feeling of strength to both works.'

Yorkshire Post

'..his tone is uncannily like that of vintage Menuhin…a magical performance' (Tchaikovsky/Halle/Gunther Herbig)

Manchester Evening News

'…one of the most satisfying recent recordings of the work. Chen has the technical brilliance to cope with the pyrotechnics of the finale and, more important, the warmth of tone and poetic sensitivity to reach the romantic yet reclusive soul of the music' (Elgar /Bruch Violin Concertos)

Sunday Telegraph

In both works the soloist's near-immaculate intonation and infallible tonal beauty (his is what you might call a lyric soprano violin timbre) are great assets, and his sense of style commendable' (Elgar/Bruch Violin Concertos)

BBC Music Magazine

'…everything is quite magnificent…the special qualities of the Elgar place this release in the top flight. I cannot recommend it too highly.' (Elgar/Bruch Violin Concertos)

Hi Fi News & Record Review

'..every phrase is seen to be leading to the next, to the extent that each movement emerges as one extended statement. It is an attribute unsurpassed in any performance.' ('The Strad' Survey of Franck Sonata recordings)

The Strad

'Chen's playing is superlative, rich in tone, flawless in intonation, immaculate in articulation'

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