Chandos

The performers respond to both aspects of [Bowen's] music with muscular virtuosity and affection. Especially in the high tessitura of the slow movement, Tasmin Little’s tonal variety and rhythmic... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Beynon's highly expressive playing is showcased in this (mainly) British anthology — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Eri Nakamura’s clear-toned pianism is very classy indeed, though, and enlivens throughout. The trio offers a strong sense of partnership, with the Bernstein bouncing along in fine spirit. The... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

the Quintet of 1939 for violin, viola, cello, oboe and piano is more striking [than the String Quartet] – and the highlight of this recording. The oboe and piano add piquancy, and Mendelson... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The strongest music on the programme turns out to be the first, where Collins's huge reserves of gorgeous-toned musicianship are rewarded in...Malcolm Arnold's sharp-focus, irreverently brilliant... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Pike immediately evokes memories of Heifetz with her silver purity of sound and quicksilver agility, inflected by a narrow, medium-fast vibrato. What sets her apart, however, is the gentle cushioning... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Her youthful yet attractively rich-toned voice and beguiling musicianship, with an appropriate touch of skittishness at the start of the Weinberg set, works extremely well through most of these... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…