Stone Records

A gorgeous feast of Rimsky-Korsakov’s neglected Romances, rich in melody and colour. The two terrific, impassioned young singers are ones to watch. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[Stone is] a fine performer, well supported by Barlow - and a thoughtful one, as his sleeve notes confirm — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the languages are set idiomatically, and the best of the songs succeed in encapsulating the mood of their poems...This project has clearly been a labour of love for Mark Stone, to judge by his... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The soft-grained baritone of Quirijn de Lang, with its somewhat cloudy vowels, is well-suited to [Nacht und Grab], sung over what is virtually a piano nocturne, beautifully played by Sholto... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

McGreevy brings a disarming simplicity to the 'motto' song of this cycle of miniatures ('Even small things can delight us'), and Stone's well-groomed baritone declares his love with directness...I... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Gleich’s account of Senta’s ballad makes you want to hear her sing the role on stage; she has the true measure of Senta’s capacity for self dramatisation as she dreams of the Dutchman...Gleich... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Mark Stone is full and strong across his range, if lacking in variety. His diction is a model of clarity. Stephen Barlow partners him capably and sympathetically, though some of Delius's more... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2011 More…

Full marks for a programme that manages on paper to be both distinctive and instinctive, and these two words could equally be applied to how it sounds...with Ovsyanikova’s attractively full... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2020 More…