Resonus Classics

The medium is notorious for presenting problems of balance…The piano here also has an especially resonant bass. This is a pity, since the playing is accurate and stylish, embracing the grand... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Incisive, rhythmically taut in fast movements, eloquently expressive in slow ones, Farley’s artistry is perfectly complimented by the suave sophistication of Orpheus Britannicus. And buttressed... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This refreshing recording takes its name from the subtitle of Peter Fribbins’s concerto for violin and orchestra, a showcase for Philippe Graffin and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra that... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Always alert to Haydn’s myriad caprices, they introduce some perfectly placed, sinuous phrasing in the third movement of No. 3 in G minor, and real verve and colour in its brilliant allegretto. — The Observer, 6th October 2019 More…

Dynamics and accents are keenly observed, without exaggeration. Gut strings and confined use of vibrato create a lean, lithe sound – characteristics that suit the Purcell too, in transcriptions... — The Guardian, 22nd July 2023 More…

The playing of the English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble is dazzling. Set against a trio of mellow, sonorous sackbuts, the effect is sublime. Irregular phrase lengths and quirky chord changes abound.... — The Arts Desk, October 2018 More…

The chamber context provides such an effective vehicle for one of his music’s most distinctive features – the often dichotomous interplay between the individual and the group…The Berkeley Ensemble,... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2018 More…

Its dramatic juxtapositions of Lisztian piano cadenzas with VW’s setting for choir and orchestra of Thomas Ravenscroft’s 17th-century psalm tune are stirringly captured on this new recording,... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…