Delphian
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These formidable chamber musicians range effortlessly through the centuries and around the globe, recognising no stylistic boundaries. Their mesmerising soundworld is supported by a glowing,... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2022, Editor's Choice
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Many quartets have broken the tradition of single-composer discs. The Castalians do it with top performances and meticulous imagination. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Newcomer
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[‘Why do they shut me out of heaven?’] is a good example of Fontanals-Simmons’s tendency to prioritise solidity of vocal production and excellent diction over flashy point-making and expressive... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2019
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Unveiled: Britten, Tippett, Gipps, Browne, Thomas
Elgan Llŷr Thomas (tenor), Iain Burnside (piano), Craig Ogden (guitar)
Hearing Britten's Michelangelo Sonnets in Jeremy Sams's direct English translations is quite a revelation, underlining the fact that this is a cycle about a 'love that dare not speak its name'... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2023
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The Three Kings
Music for Christmas from Tewkesbury Abbey
Carleton Etherington (organ)
Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, Benjamin Nicholas
…the boys sing with sonorous and rounded tone. Rarely can the choir have sounded on better form than they do here — More…
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This witty, poignant and candid recital of songs centring on female experiences has to be one of the most arresting recording-debuts I've heard all year: Crawford's big, bright voice packs a... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2023
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Scotland at Night
Choral settings of Scottish poetry from Robert Burns to Alexander McCall Smith
Laudibus, Mike Brewer
Laudibus and Mike Brewer are particularly good at creating vocal effects, meaning this programme is tailor-made for them. Their rich lower body of voices and silvery sopranos combine beautifully... — More…
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Geoffrey Webber's 'dream Christmas programme' enjoys superb sound, and singing burgeoning with colour and confidence. — More…
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Our Indifferent Century: Britten | Finzi | Marsey | Ward
Francesca Chiejina (soprano), Fleur Barron (mezzo-soprano), Natalie Burch (piano)
We begin with Britten’s On this Island. Chiejina’s and Burch’s compelling performance is richly mature and painstakingly coloured. Despite occasional vocal vulnerability, Chiejina’s luxuriant... — More…
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The Exons are at their most exciting in exalted mode - the Sanctus from the Missa brevis is thrilling. Ave virgo sanctissima, too, is wonderful. — More…
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