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Vukotic’s excellent sense of togetherness with Firsova shines in many of the responses in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella-derived Suite Italienne and the neat end of Schnittke’s Musica nostalgica. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 3 out of 5 stars 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…

Michael Dussek’s Chopin playing is accomplished...One might conclude that it would have been preferable to make this an all-Dussek disc, but the logic of pairing him with Chopin is compelling.... — Fanfare, March/April 2023 More…

Lester plays on the dark but kindly 1983 William Drake organ at St John’s, Totnes. He maintains a serious manner throughout, perhaps at a cost in brightness and attack, and the four chanting... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2023 More…

Sutherland’s grasp of the musical qualities of each score is impressive. Most notable is the symphonic suite On the Waterfront, which receives a performance of genuine insight. This is worth... — Musical Opinion, October/December 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Beecham communicated exceptionally well with both Tristan and Flagstad, a relationship here extended into a sensitive and thrilling reading of the Wesendonck songs. Conductor and orchestra are... — Gramophone Magazine More…

Stripped of full orchestral accompaniment, the pieces naturally take on a lighter, less forbidding character; fresh air seems to blow through them, freeing them to be both more carefree but... — The Observer, 14th December 2008 More…

[Williams] has a mellow, refined tone, distinctively poetic delivery, and is keenly sensitive to the words. And with Allan’s lively support, he can unleash sufficient vigour in the emotional... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Joubert’s disturbing anti-war statement South of the Line (1985) is the major work on this powerfully performed disc of the composer’s choral music. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…