Resonus Classics

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…

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…

This release of two gems of the choral repertoire, sung with both passion and poise, makes an ideal memorial to conductor John Scott, who died in post in 2015. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Smith and Pandolfo enjoy a terrific rapport, sharing an acute sensitivity to balance, ensemble, phrasing and nuance. Hearing them is like listening to an exquisitely choreographed pas de deux,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

there is a fair degree of sentimentality and sugariness – and why not? This is a Christmas album after all, and Americans are not known for their seasonal restraint. Paul Gameson always keeps... — The Arts Desk, 3rd December 2022 More…

Julian Perkins performs [the French Suites] on the ever-intimate clavichord, and very sweet and delicate they sound on it…melodies sing over their accompaniments and the soft-curved sarabandes... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2016 More…

There’s plenty of drama in these works by Philip Moore, performed by his Guildford Cathedral successor, Stephen Farr. It’s St Albans Cathedral’s instrument that’s on display here, though, handled... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…