Browse: CD, Campion (composer)

Chance’s tone is pellucid; notes fall round and clear as water drops...a recording in which Chance stakes serious claim to the title of his generation’s most exciting British countertenor. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2023 More…

This is a delight of a disc. Short and slight – pared back to the essentials of both texture and repertoire – it’s a lunchtime recital rather than a full evening’s commitment, something to send... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2023 More…

The Sixteen is on terrific form throughout, bringing a glorious richness and depth of sound to this complex work. They embrace the texts with dynamism and sensitivity, while handling Parry’s... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This third instalment in Capella de la Torre’s series of the four elements is every bit as fresh and thoughtful as one would expect from one of Europe’s leading early wind ensembles...This enjoyable... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019 More…

The Scottish airs often bear traces of dance-like elegance, well suited to the lustrous tone of Frances Cooper, whose hauntingly beautiful sound is one of the chief delights of the recording. — Early Music Review, February 2015 More…

A fine recital that adds a few welcome items to the recorded repertory of the lute song, engineered close to perfection — Gramophone Magazine More…

If you think of lute songs as secular repertory, think again...Elin Manahan Thomas and lutenist David Miller illuminate this music's subtleties, infusing their reading with warmth and intimacy...this... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…