Browse: Matthew Barley (cello)

Barley’s playing [of The Protecting Veil] at first feels a touch too restrained, but as the piece progresses [his] restraint proves perfectly judged and a performance of great tenderness and... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Jon Lord has concentrated on composition since leaving Deep Purple. Lord's music is compellingly sonorous, his programmatic narratives are crystal-clear, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2008 More…

…this recital is full of powerful music played with passion and skill. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2006 More…

Ignore the booklet and dive straight in, because this is all enjoyable music. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The quality of meditation is so central to John Tavener’s music that indifferent performances of it can easily sound boring. There is no danger of that here…[Svyati] is shaped with great subtlety... — ****, BBC Music Magazine, March 2018 More…

It’s the longer works that draw the best from Barley’s warm tone and sensitive playing. Harvey’s Ricercare una melodia creates a compelling drama from superimposed cello lines, some cantabile,... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2023 More…

The programme, which initially looked bitty, adds up to a coherent sequence...All of the performance have energy and imagination, and even though Kodaly's Duo, passionately played by Mullova... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…