Resonus Classics

Oliver Webber deserves a knighthood for services to period violin performance…And this new title would be rather fitting: Webber works his bow with sword-like precision and his sound gleams like... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2021 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 playing of the Presteigne Festival Orchestra lacks nothing in commitment, directed by Vass with unfussy attention to detail. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2021 More…

Devine does the composer proud, his razor-sharp articulation at the service of supremely considered readings that impart an ear-gripping clarity…Sometimes Devine’s very scrupulousness works against... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars/5 out of 5 stars More…

A crisp and vivid evocation of the milieu of Venice, 1629. That was the year Heinrich Schütz went to Venice and encountered the music of Monteverdi and his acolytes. The playing is faultlessly... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Sibelius as proto-minimalist – well, why not?...It’s not just the cool, spacious recorded sound…or even the way Kemp clarifies and layers Sibelius’s string sound. It’s the way he shapes and places... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2018 More…

Four young, clear voices and two excellent pianists make a fine start to this long-awaited disc – the first of Florent Schmitt’s songs for as long as I can remember. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) 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…