“…a fine match of musical excellence…”
Sun-Sentinel, Florida

“…the Gryphon Trio does its best to disguise the fact that it is one of the best ensembles of its kind in the world, consistently making music of rare excellence.”
The Globe and Mail

“A winning combination indeed.”
Toronto Star

“The three instruments join in a balance of rare perfection.”
Le Soir, Brussels, Belgium

“…dynamics of unusual depth and variety…”
The Washington Post

“Is there a better chamber ensemble in Canada than the Gryphon Trio? There is not.”
Ottawa Citizen

“All three members of the Gryphon Trio are award-winning musicians in their own right; together they are a powerhouse.”
Maui News

“…one of Canada’s finest chamber groups.”
Classical Music Magazine

“This is a piano trio that plays with strength and unanimity…big, bold, almost orchestral performances. The Gryphon brings bravura spirit to the piano trio”
L.A. Times

MOZART COMPLETE PIANO TRIOS

 “A new front-runner for the title of Best Trios Set.”
The Gramophone

“…a pair of discs representing a first-class achievement in every way.”
ClassicsToday.com

 “…an extraordinarily beautiful recording.”
Strings

CANADIAN PREMIERES

“Did I like this CD? Yes I did, if only because of the great virtuosity of the musicians, and the remarkable recording. Fortunately there is more.”
Ultra High Fidelity Magazine

“Toronto’s esteemed Gryphon Trio has a long-standing interest in Canadian repertoire that has not previously been represented in their recordings for the Analekta label. Here at last are four prominent examples of the Gryphon Trio’s most successful commissions.”
The Wholenote Magazine

BEETHOVEN

“This is where an outstanding group such as the Gryphon Trio really comes into its own. Unshackled from the interpretative constraints of the nineteenth-century rhetorical tradition (as few twentieth-century artists were), they play with a compelling directness, spontaneity and free-flowing expressivity that has Beethoven’s muse emerging with the insatiable vitality of a young man flexing his creative muscles in public for the first time.”
International Record Review

“The breakneck prestissimos are exhilarating, but the Gryphon’s never lose control.”
The Wholenote Magazine

“As playing per se, this is exquisite. I don’t just mean technically, though the ensemble and tonal control can be almost breathtaking. Both performances bring out the kind of delicacy and sensuous beauty that’s often overlooked in Beethoven.”
BBC Music Magazine

“This Canadian group, indeed, manage to combine technical assurance and polish with a consistently lively, imaginative approach to the text.”
Gramophone Magazine

“An outstanding release in every way, deserving of a place on any Beethovenian’s heaving shelves.”
International Record Review

MENDELSSOHN/LALO

“Cet excellent Trio canadien, don’t la violoniste, Annalee Patipatanakoon, fut laureate de notre CMIREB, confirme par ce troisieme CD les qualities de raffinement sonore et d’élegance de style qui en font l’une des toutes premiéres formations actuelles dans ce domaine.
Crescendo Magazine, Belgium

DVORAK/MENDELSSOHN

“A more popular combination of piano trio repertory than this would be hard to contemplate, but these accomplished accounts by Canada’s Gryphon Trio are worthy competitors in the field…played with musical insight, technical accomplishment and passionate commitment.”
Strad Magazine

“…the Gryphon Trio’s honesty and accomplishment will bring you back to these splendid pieces- and this disc-more than a few times.”
Winnipeg Free Press

“Their instincts are innate and never self-serving, their technical finish of the highest order.”
Winnipeg Free Press

“They pass easily from somber reflection to light-hearted merriment, imbuing their performances with vitality, rhythmic precision, expansiveness and expressive generosity.”
Strad Magazine

HAYDN

“Enthusiastically recommended.”
Strad Magazine

“The sound quality is positively crystalline, and the playing is bright, tight and totally engaging. Buy it. Now I admit I have a fondness for Haydn, but even so, this disc is a stand-alone.”
Culture Shock