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“Bouchkov and Huangci demonstrate a lively virtuosity that leads both to the limits of manual possibility, which they nevertheless securely maintain. The hymnic Adagio has warmth and depth, the final movement positively sparkles with sheer joy of playing.”

“Rare repertoire at the highest level. Marc Bouchkov and Claire Huangci prove themselves outstanding advocates of this charming, multi-faceted work. Howard Griffiths and the Kammerorchester Basel meet this level on equal footing.”

“Everything fits here! Mark Bouchkov and Claire Huangci push to the limits of virtuoso playing — it is thrilling, exhilarating, sensational!”

“After Bach's Toccatas, Claire Huangci has now turned to Mendelssohn. Huangci offers playing full of youthful lightness, while Bouchkov enchants with his full tone and virtuoso passagework. Even before the reference recording by Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, these musicians need not hide.”

“Claire Huangci brings Mendelssohn rarities into their deserved light. An intense, wide-awake dialogue. Huangci's phenomenal technique here is only a means to a musical end; under her hands the lively, playful passagework of the final movement sparkles with tastefully shaped lightness.”

“Bouchkov and Huangci conquer the sonatas with youthful, fresh verve. Coupled with all the skills to play their instruments artfully, the result is more than appealing performances of these chamber works. The concerto gains intensity and liveliness.”

“The ravishingly poetic pianist Claire Huangci and the expressively powerful violinist Marc Bouchkov shape the middle movement, a Mozartian Adagio in the dominant key of A major, into a wonderful duet hovering above all earthly things.”

“An album sparkling with esprit, virtuosity and lyrical bloom, which also plays at the very top sonically and in recorded sound.”

“Bouchkov and Huangci interpret all of this with engagement and superbly, close to Mozart in tonal ideal, yet at the same time with a special feeling for the singular character of this composer.”

“Highest virtuosity, brilliance and accuracy provide breathless, pure pleasure. Spotlessly clean, with delicate dynamics and tense agogics, both play absolutely flawlessly and hold the listener spellbound.”