Wigmore Hall Live

Holzmair's way with Schumann has always been special: his light, soft-grained baritone senses out the half-tones, the shadows, the emotional fragility of the composer's Lieder...Cooper responds... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…a really superb recital by this accomplished Canadian bass-baritone and his celebrated accompanist, Julius Drake. In recent years Gerald Finley's voice has developed more character and cutting... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

American soprano Christine Brewer is blessed with both a huge and beautiful voice, and the intelligence to make good use of it. …a thoroughly enjoyable recital. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It's Maltman's superb breath control which gives shape and sensuous beauty to Debussy and Dupare. And, thanks to Drake's restraining pace, Warlock's Captain Stratton's Fancy' has real swagger.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…the Arditti Quartet displays astonishing precision and sensitivity… the Wigmore disc, including the quirky Nancarrow (written for the Arditti), adds up to a coherent and very attractive programme. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2005 More…

Not only is his playing expressively subtle and technically impeccable, he clearly has plenty to say about everything he touches - Schubert very much included. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2009 More…