Monk, M

The album brings together ten, seemingly disparate composers between whom Shibe traces a journey that’s as unsettling as it is exquisite and profoundly searching, steeped in a kind of weightless... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Thoughtfully constructed and stylistically wide-ranging, the album opens with Meredith Monk’s miniature, poignant Early Morning Melody, followed by Dappled Light, a sonorous, rippling new work... — The Guardian, 15th October 2020 More…

this account, made at New York's Academy of Arts and Letters, has the pristine ambience typical of ECM. Those previously sceptical of Monk should certainly avail themselves of this thought-provoking... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2011 More…

the American pianist takes us on a chronological journey that zips around the world, stitching together contrasting styles into an enjoyable musical patchwork. The dance theme is lightly worn,... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Glass is a touchstone and his works are sprinkled throughout the programme. Diluka’s rubato in Metamorphosis One is effective, as is the impressionistic touch in the Opening from Glassworks. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Five stars for mostly reissued music might seem generous, but the way this set has been assembled creates transporting new narratives – or meditations – from sequences that were never meant... — The Guardian, 25th July 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…