Delphian

This musical kaleidoscope turns through dark hued reflections and light-filled reveries...Technically, the Rose Consort is well-nigh flawless, and these restrained, refined readings, informed... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Baker brings out each work’s sweet melancholy with expressive phrasing. Through his lightly handled bowing, the opening phrases of the Copland Sonata morph effortlessly into a dance rhythm...Even... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Boyle (born 1951) has built a compact oeuvre of predominantly tonal pieces that showcase a gift for natural melody. Too traditional for today’s taste? Judging by this CD he deserves to be better... — Financial Times, 23rd April 2011 More…

Benjamin Baker’s violin is sympathetically balanced forwards of Daniel Lebhardt’s piano, never so much as to exaggerate one or obscure the other...Baker has a nice line in portamento for the... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2023 More…

the disc offers a lively collection of McGuire's chamber music. Much of the disc is highly affirming, notably Euphoria (1980), a delicious, efferescent work composed at the height of Cold War... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2015 More…

They certainly burst with charm and character...ensemble and singer are well matched. Eight composers are featured in a wide range of styles, from drawing room culture to folk, bolero and bordello,... — The Guardian, 22nd July 2023 More…

Obeying their instructions to the letter means that cellist and pianist convey the meaning of every crescendo or change of tempo, however minimal, proving that tiny details can have huge effects.... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The performances are strong, at times strikingly intense, occasionally large in gesture and scale. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2022 More…