Browse: Williams, John (composer), Film & TV Music

You can hear that Mutter really believes in this music as she puts her heart and soul into the performances, many themes taking on a hitherto unimagined intensity under her bow…Williams’s melodic... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Williams presides over the Berlin players with a firm hand and a twinkle in his eye. Pleasingly, the programme varies enough from the Vienna set, with Williams’s 1997 Elegy (performed by principal... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It’s a treat to hear Ma lend his still-flawless technique to this selection. His light and transparent tone floats serenely above the Concerto’s dense harmonic landscape, and the arrangements... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Close Encounters opens with a piercingly dissonant note cluster, unexpectedly resolving to a punchy C major chord after 30 seconds, a moment that will make the unwary spill their drinks. Jerry... — The Arts Desk, September 2018 More…

Virtuosity is certainly the order of the day in Vivaldi’s F major Triple Concerto, which sets off at a furious lick, with Mutter and two of her protégés attacking the music with unanimity and... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Saccharine moments are applied by Capuçon in soupcons rather than ladlefuls. The orchestra – deftly directed by Stéphane Denève – remains largely restrained throughout, providing a cloak around... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2018 More…

A superb testament to the impact of Williams's music and his ability to move an audience...If I were to award a prize for 'Best Section', then it would definitely be the horns, who are magnificent... — James Longstaffe, Presto Music, 14th August 2020 More…