Browse: Chamber, Rawsthorne, A (composer)

The Magginis… display a more subtle variety of vibrato, generally lightening the texture but tightening the screw more effectively at moments of tension. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This amiable, accomplished selection from a composer of great acumen hails from northern England — as he did — and comprises seven items...Oboe astringency sorts well with Rawsthorne’s expressive... — Sunday Times, 25th March 2018 More…

Both of these works [the Moeran and the Rawsthorne] benefit, as does the recital as a whole, from superbly responsive playing by Harriet Mackenzie and Philippa Mo - who project the music's often... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 More…

The most stylistically striking piece is Rubbra's Sonata of 1946...The Watkins brothers, true to form, pay close attention to its rhythmic life, though they also know how to soar into beauty...[they]... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Howick and her pianist Simon Callaghan knit [the first movement of the Walton] cogently together, neatly negotiating a myriad of mood switches which could easily seem juddering. Howick’s vibrato... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Styles range from the ethereal world of Bax to a couple of folky numbers by Alwyn and, at the end, a little levity by way of Paul Lewis’s Divertimento. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Keith Swallow and John Wilson are quite clearly enjoying themselves. They play each piece ‘to the hilt’ and without any sense of condescension. Many of these numbers may be for young players... — MusicWeb International, May 2006 More…