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These are essentially ‘old fashioned’ interpretations: moderate in choice of tempos and range of dynamics, full-toned, warm and blended in textures and inflected with a generous degree of vibrato... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Sung shines in the lyrical episodes of Vaughan Williams’s Violin Concerto…Hesketh’s richly colourful and evocative orchestral soundscapes in Inscription-Transformation, composed specifically... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

evidently taped off-air with less than the highest end equipment. Yet what comes through is a blazing performance – further evidence that Beecham was evidently far more inspired live than is... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Boult's interpretation of the Symphony impresses by dint of its thrusting energy, logic and cumulative grip...there's no missing the infectious commitment here or in Belshazzar's Feast — Gramophone Magazine, May 2010 More…

The virtues of Leon McCawley's Chopin playing are impressive, which will come as no surprise to those who know his earlier recordings. These beautifully recorded performances are characterised... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Even without Delius's orchestral colours, these versions are intriguing listening. Grainger's Song of the High Hills arrangement conjures gorgeous, gamelan-like sounds. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

mainly what we have here is Elgar the entertainer, supplying his dance music to order. Barry Collett has been in the forefront of the revival of this repertoire, and the Innovation Chamber Ensemble... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The best moments here are, for the most part, the quietest. For instance, the Franck's nocturnal interlude before its finale...presents atmosphere that could be cut with a butter knife. Woods... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Her playing has a combined energy, verve, and technical precision that does all it can to search out the character of each item on her programme…the most memorable experience here, by far, comes... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…