Chandos

It's easy to enjoy David Childs's warm honeyed tones as his euphonium dances through this enjoyable selection of British concertos, though the recording balance places the orchestra too much... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Spain and Latin America’s rich wind band heritages given exuberant performances. Villa-Lobos Fantasia em três movimentos with its sultry, atmospheric opening is the album’s highlights. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Filmic, feisty, flamboyant and, admittedly, occasionally a little frothy, Ichmouratov’s orchestral music is rarely dull. It benefits here from characterful performances. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Throughout the album, Dankworth never loses sight of the song’s message...An excellent album all round, and arguably the singer’s best since ‘It Happens Quietly’. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2022More…

The mighty instrument on which Yates plays is the perfect medium for the forcefulness of her ideas...Overall this is a fine set of recordings of works we don’t hear enough, and it offers many... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Throughout this recital, Timothy End contributes pianism as discreet or assertive as required. Excellent sound and notes by Ingrid E Pearson enhance a further welcome Ferio collection. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2022More…

Rarely have I heard such unanimity of ensemble on disc. Tasmin Little and piers Lane’s fluid yet flexible approach to rubato and tempo fluctuation can only have been achieved after years of... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 3 out of 5 starsMore…