Browse: Stone Records (label)

The use of a variety of voice-types rules out sameness, but the singers bring varying degrees of fantasy, so that quality is inconsistent. In the Lenau set, Huntley’s mezzo, noble in timbre and... — Financial Times, 27th July 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This disc is full of the rhapsody and lyricism that suits its middle-voiced, rich tone...Beautifully played, this is an addictive disc. — The Observer, 9th February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In general, the Phoenix seem to favour slowish tempi...It's the outer movement of the Archduke where the Phoenix seem to have most to say, shaping the opening Allegro moderato effectively and... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2012 More…

Bates is an accomplished soloist [in the Oboe Quintet]; there is rapport between him and his collaborators…Clarinettist Katherine Spencer brings poise and poignancy to the Quintet, a memorial... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Throughout all the composers’ changing demands, the choir repays David Hill’s fastidious and disciplined direction with impressive precision and – when required – attack; and for those who have... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[Broderick] favours nuance and expression against raw dramatic power, enhanced by bright tone and diction clearer than many native singers. Sergey Rybin's accompaniments, strikingly fluent and... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lusty performances, and a nice mix of familiar and less familiar selections. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…