Avie

There's a real sense of engagement and fun about this performance. Sorrell's version of La Folia, scored by Vivaldi as a trio sonata, is nicely refreshed by her concerto grosso arrangement...This... — Classic FM Magazine, February 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Woods directs a highly polished account [of Triptych] but the orchestral playing throughout is most assured. Avie's sound is excellent but it is the music that compels attention. Strongly recommended. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2010 More…

These performances were recorded live at a Queen Elizabeth Hall recital given in 2008. Free from the confines of the studio, Cooper rises to the occasion with performances that show a courageous... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2009 More…

…this recording boasts some of the most beautiful cello playing I have heard in years. The highlight for me is their brilliant account of Märchenbilder, Schumann's 'fairy tale pictures' for... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Although it dates from 1954, this is the piece’s premiere recording. It is a very good one…The choral contributions draw palpably on the style of spirituals, without seeming derivative, and area... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The resurgence of interest in the music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor reaches another milestone with this long-overdue first recording of his Violin Concerto. Coleridge-Taylor completed it in 1911... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…