Browse: Chamber, Stanford (composer)

Forgive Stanford for steering uncannily close to Brahms and Schubert at times (think late-Romantic Trout), as his Piano Quintet is really rather lovely. Especially so in the responsive hands... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These beautifully crafted and attractive string quartets, clearly indebted to Brahms and Mendelssohn, receive highly committed performances. The Fantasy for Horn and String Quartet, one of Stanford’s... — BBC Music Magazine More…

There’s little doubt that Piers Lane and the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, recorded here with superb immediacy, recognise its evident strengths, delivering a
performance of white-hot intensity that... — BBC Music Magazine More…

The relative smallness of piano trio repertory is partly due to the medium's balance difficulties...Such is Stanford's skill in the Piano Trio No. 2 that the problem seems not to exist: its three... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Martin Jones is a superb advocate for this rich kaleidoscope. His playing is delightfully exuberant and he is able to reach both the thunderous heights of power demanded by the Tchaikovsky concerto... — BBC Music Magazine More…

The Dante Quartet’s performances are superbly stylish and accurate; the First Quartet is led by second violinist Oscar Perks, who delivers every bit as impressively as leader Krysia Osostowicz... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…