Somm

….a beautifully paced reading, reflective and dramatic by turns and always stylish….The bright soprano of Catherine Manley as Achsah is particularly attractive, especially in the oratorio’s... — Choir & Organ, July/August 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

These are passionate, focused, full-blooded readings without a hint of reticence or apology. Alexander Baillie and John Thwaites invest each work with the power of utter belief, and as a result... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Glass's gradually expanding and contracting sequences eventually generate musical peaks and troughs of quite monumental proportions. Groups of two are persistently set against threes and sixes,... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2008 More…

[Dale's Sonata] needs a pianist of Bowen's prowess to pull it off and Mark Bebbington does so triumphantly. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2010 More…

Bebbington brings out the opalescent harmonies and wayward phrases of these pieces to perfection, and deftly charaterises the various songsters in The Hedgerow. Perhaps the expressive high-points... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This first instalment in the Gould Piano Trio's complete Beethoven cycle has much to recommend it...[the Variations in E flat major op. 44 are] players with a delicate touch that makes each... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lawrence Cummings emphasises the music's dramatic quality and generally paces it well… Rosemary Joshua in the title role sings the text as vividly as she does the notes. Christopher Purves... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2008, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Tryon's second disc for Somm once more distils her very recognisable virtues. Whether in Rachmaninov, Richard Strauss or Dohnanyi, her articulation remains clear and precise, her approach lyrical... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2014 More…