Chandos

Douglas allows the music room to breathe while rendering its structure with clear-sighted rigour…a marvellous account — International Piano, July 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The longer pieces on this recording show Louis Lortie at his splendid best, making light of technical demands and building up climaxes with total authority. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The BBC Philharmonic play with enthusiasm and sensitivity for Sir Edward Downes. — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

The playing by the two distinguished pianists is faultless, distinctly outlining the notes with a clarity of separation; the recording in the superb acoustic of the Snape Maltings captures the... — MusicWeb International, September 2022 More…

The three vocal items here are novelties...They are sung with ravishing sweetness of tone by Clara Mouriz, who sounds born to sing them...Mena's accounts of the Danzas, Ritmos and Sinfonia stand... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 More…

Of all the pieces compellingly performed by the ARC Ensemble, I was particularly taken by the Septet for the unusual combination of three violins, viola, two cellos and piano. This one-movement... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Mackerras delivers a magnificent ensemble performance, and the mass of minor roles is flawlessly presented. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2005 More…

Seventy-seven minutes of British music for flute and piano might at first glance seem like 40 minutes too much. But that ’s without taking on board the nimble and dazzling skills of flautist... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

You only have to hear the soloist's first entry [in the Barber] to know that in Xiayin Wang you have a virtuoso with all the power and pizzazz to encompass the work's demands - and more...This... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2013 More…

The Rapsodia espanola, which also features Roscoe as soloist, is dreamily seductive before spiritedly bouncing along. The Suite espanola is equally fun…’Castilla’ and ‘Sevilla’ have great flair,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…