BBC music magazine2009 JulyafafJessica Duchen2009 July"Ortiz's playing blends in sensitively, dousing the texture with showers of pianistic glitter; and the ensemble's vibrant emotionalism ... emphasises the questing exploration within the composer's elusive language".
Fono Forum2013 JanuarafafOle Plüger2013 Januar"Vurdering: Empfehlungen des Monats" - "Faurés Quintette mögen vielleicht tatsächlich nicht jedermanns Geschmack sein. Wenn man sich aber auf irgendwas einigen kann, dann wohl auf diese Einspielung".
The gramophone2009 SeptemberafafBryce Morrison2009 September"Outstanding performances of Fauré's two radiant piano quintets ... Ideally balanced and recorded, Christina Ortiz and the Fine Arts offer performances that are warmly affectionate, fluent and musicanly to the core".
The gramophone2013 MarchafafHarriet Smith2013 March"Vurdering: Gramophone choice" - "Le Sage offers consistently limpid playing, so unmistakeably French ... Everywhere the pacing sounds utterly natural: Le Sage and the Ebene are the most persuasive guides through sometimes daunting terrain. This is a clear front-runner in this repertoire".
International record review2013 FebruaryafafNigel Simeone2013 February"This disc deserves the warmest possible recommendation: this is Fauré playing of the highest calibre.