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He makes a strong case for the single-movement first sonata...The second sonata’s acrobatics and wit are somewhat smothered, and the third’s tempestuous allegros sound relentless. It’s only... — Financial Times, 27th July 2013, 3 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…

If Grieg’s ‘Butterfly’ and Joplin’s Solace are a little heavy-handed for my taste, piano buffs will relish the repertoire on offer and perhaps accept more readily than me the aural deficiencies... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2017 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…

This winter programme includes music by John Tavener, Oliver Tarney and US composer Don Macdonald, whose Fusion enterprisingly dispenses with words altogether, instead using arrangements of... — Choir & Organ, March 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

American composer Eric McElroy has excellent taste in poetry...These are songs that at every turn revel in the interplay of music and language, and are performed with aplomb by James Gilchrist... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Boult was the dedicatee of Edmund Rubbra’s Second Symphony…Such a deep personal connection shines through every bar of this 1954 studio recording, whose near-incandescent intensity makes the... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 4 out of 5 stars 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…