Chandos

The finale [of the Pounds] projects a mood of hard-won defiance, and the symphony as a whole is certainly worth experiencing – especially in a performance as scrupulously prepared and committed... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2024 More…

Sir Andrew Davis and his forces, especially Sarah Connolly and Andrew Staples (why is this wonderful tenor so little recorded?), give their all and one can’t imagine their being performed more... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…A significant recording of one of Weinberg’s most ambitious symphonies, and anyone interested in settling the issue of the composer’s achievement will be rewarded by taking a listen. — Fanfare, Mar/Apr 2024 More…

Cooper describes [the Diabellis] as ‘a wonderful journey…I am instantly in a good mood when practising or performing this piece.’ And that is what overwhelmingly comes over in her superb recording…Cooper... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Even in a work as well known as the Quartettsatz they lend character through elasticity of phrasing, which nicely counterbalances the piece’s inherent energy. But the main event is the G major... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2017 More…

For me, the lighter popular songs that conclude the disc, with Alder floating exquisitely soft high notes, take the prize. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…