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For all that one is used to Hakim’s coruscating brilliance, the sheer technical skill and white-hot intensity of the Hakim imagination in blending these dirge-like themes into music left this... — Choir & Organ, December 2008 More…

An engaging programme, mixing solos by each of the starry young singers with rare ensemble works. Pianist Joseph Middleton excels throughout. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

viewed as a performance by these particular musicians that takes Bach as a jumping-off point, it provides 100 minutes of musical fun. The most effective moments, perhaps surprisingly, are the... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2010 More…

She performs diligently and allows the instrument to gleam and twinkle sonically in front of the self-effacing ECO. William Bennett is an eloquent flute partner in the Mozart. — Classic FM Magazine, February 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Salonen calcuates every detail prudently...But when I say Salonen calculates every detail that's not the same as being 'calculating', and his performance is purposeful and revealing. — Classic FM Magazine, March 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Two original commissions… showcase Tenebrae’s past and present — BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Cigleris presents them with a rich, consistent tone and splendidly mellifluous phrasing...the BBC NOW and Palmer are attentive and well balanced, and the recorded sound is clear and warm. The... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[Bax] has technique to burn but also has the unteachable ability to tug at the heart strings...In the transcriptions, Bax pays particular attention to the intricate weaving of separate voices,... — Classic FM Magazine, September 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

it is very definitely an elaborate kind of music and requies a very high standard of performance. Tenebrae are the choir for the job: the sound, while perfectly blended, is also, paradoxically,... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2013 More…

Here at last is a St Nicolas that offers a real alternative to Matthew Best’s superb Hyperion recording. Tenor Mark Le Brocq is a fine sounding Nicolas: at his commanding best in the saint’s... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…