Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Though there is much emotional turbulence in this music, Hill maintains a compelling life and forward momentum in Howells's immensely contrapuntal score...The Bach Choir has a palpable vibrancy... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2014 More…

David Hill's impressive new recording with his Bach Choir (in the original German) boasts confident, ardent choral singing and orchestral playing, and a string solo team - even if Alan Opie,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

And finally, another important choral work from this century, perhaps George Lloyd’s best work yet: varied in color, elegiac and triumphant, introspective, and celebratory all at the same time — Fanfare, 1994 More…

The huge power of Bryn Terfel’s singing was already making waves when he made these recordings aged 27, showcasing both his once-in-a-generation baritone voice and superstar artistry (not least... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022 More…

Decca's four-disc Walton Edition offers consistently fine versions of all the composer's most important orchestral works, some of them unsurpassed, in full, brilliant sound. Andrew Litton, the... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

As so often, Finzi's word-setting is wonderful - a gift to any singer with a feeling for words as well as notes. James Gilchrist plainly enjoys both aspects of this work. His phrasing is typically... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…