"This soloist positively luxuriates in the sounds he makes, exerting a storyteller’s grip on the listener’s ear. Even the world-weary Arthur Honegger sounds like a crisp breath of January air. The unseasonal cherry in the fruitbowl is an elegiac waltz by one Eddie McGuire, a vista of austere Scottish hills in the lengthening afternoon. You won’t want to miss it"

★ ★ ★ ★

"Maximiliano Martín has turned to French repertoire for his second recording with Delphian, which explores how music can have both a national character, while also displaying individual composers’ musical personalities ... The whole represents a fascinating, constantly-shifting journey for the keenly engaged listener, with its constants being Martín’s rich-toned, silkily mellifluous delivery, and the sensitive partnering from Mitchell"

'Maximiliano Martin has been based in Scotland for years and here touches base with the two places he calls home ... [he makes] beautiful connections combined with fine clarinet playing'

"Martin's considerable technique is always at the service of the music and never the other way round ... The finale really is a tour de force and gives Martin ample opportunity to display his considerable expertise ... Martin brings both virtuosity and sensitivity. Mention must be made of the pianist Scott Mitchell who accompanies in an exemplary manner, never overbearing nor too reticent"