Concertos, Horn Concertos

The 1968 Horn Concerto might only last 17 minutes, but the majority of them are action-packed, and Martin Owen’s horn playing, nimble and characterful, is a pleasure in itself. The major piece... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2025, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Chandler’s tempos are invariably ‘just so’ – expertly executed, spaciously recorded, the disc consolidates and celebrates the ensemble’s Vivaldian roots as its 25th anniversary year beckons.... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Even those who know these concertos quite well will find much to surprise here...Not least, where most players of the natural horn seek to minimise the difference in tone of those pitches that... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Havana musicians play ‘straight’ Mozart with the same rhythmic vitality which they bring to Edgar Olivero’s mambo-influenced take on Eine kleine Nachtmusik, and the closing track, El manicero,... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, July 2020 More…

The playing of Maskuniitty and his three colleagues is simply superb, with exemplary balance between them and the thrilling arpeggio swoops in the last movement. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2019 More…

This is an outstanding collection, in which Frank-Gemmill’s stratospheric virtuosity, on three different instruments, is elegantly counterpointed by Nicholas McGegan’s buoyantly sympathetic... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…