Browse: Chamber, Duos, 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Here's a disc brimming with high-quality music and superlative performances. The Piano Quintet, from 1968, is cast in a single continuous movement divided into four contrasting sections.
Although... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…