Cynthia Millar - ondes martenot
".....with the brilliance of an absolute specialist like Cynthia Millar at the highest extremes of the ondes martenot: the expressive tones at times hallucinogenic and at others intergalactic as in the glissandi with their non physical presence, with their volatility, both unusual and marvellous." El Mundo, Granada July 2008
“..Cynthia Millar savouring but never over-doing the wail of the ondes martenot, the conductor was fortunate in his soloists.” The Glasgow Herald April 2005
“…while Cynthia Millar, doyenne of the electric Ondes Martenot, wove her characteristic seductive magic with most caressing tones the ondes has to offer, and getting the balance with the orchestra and chorus (always difficult) exquisitely placed” The Glasgow Herald August 2003
“American-born conductor David Robertson’s hard-driven energy ignited Messiaen’s starlike textures, a performance notable too for Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s phenomenal gymnastics on the piano, and Cynthia Millar’s ghostly effects on the Ondes Martenot. Out of this world.” The Scotsman August 2002
“At the ondes, Cynthia Millar rendered her steely glissandos and pugnacious tremolos dexterously. In particular, se mamanged the difficult brick of blending the instrument’s sometimes overbearing sonorities with those of the orchestra, and the results were wonderful.” San Francisco Chronicle April 2002
“There was no shortage of majesty, as well as rapture and tenderness, in the hugely impressive performance of the symphony by the National Youth Orchestra under Andrew Davis. They were joined by the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a brilliant presence, and Cynthia Millar, a seasoned interpreter of the swooping ondes martenot part.” The Times August 2001
“Saturday's performance was dedicated to the memory of Messiaen's sister-in-law Jeanne Loriod for whom the ondes martenot part was written and who died a week earlier. Surely she would have admired the expressive fluency and confidence of the highly experienced Cynthia Millar.” The Independent August 2001
“Cynthia Millar performed the transcendent swoops and whistles of the electronic ondes martenot part. This performance was dedicated to the memory of Jeanne Loriod, Messiaen's sister-in-law, who played the ondes martenot at the premiere of Turangalila. She could not have had a more fitting tribute.” The Guardian August 2001
“The performance was remarkable for the outstandingly poetic and sensitive manipulation of the Ondes Martenot by Cynthia Millar, who revealed unsuspected nuances and subtleties.” The Daily Telegraph
“Cynthia Millar made the wailing of the Ondes Martenot more seductive than I have ever known in this work, softening the electronic edge and giving the sound surprising purity.” The Guardian