Delphian

treated with real imagination...The bending pitches and haunting, wavering timbres are used in original fantasies by Anna Friederike Potengowski and Georg Wieland Wagner, and even extend to... — The Observer, 30th April 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The virtuosity of the Red Note Ensemble’s playing makes for a warm recommendation, not least for those still to encounter Cresswell’s distinctive sound world. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2018 More…

The 1769 Taskin harpischord, from Edinburgh University's Russell Collection, is a gem, resonant and entrancing. Unequal temperament pushes some intonation to its intriguing limit. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Hill establishes his voice from the outset with fluid, velvet-toned playing and a predominantly introspective, rather than showy approach...In short, these are exquisitely poetic and, above... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This exquisite collection of chamber works offers a bold and beautiful journey of imagination … Beautifully performed throughout, this is a disc resplendent with imagination and refreshingly... — BBC Music Magazine, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It's the sheer fervour of the singing in Gabriel Jackson's The Glory of the Lord which gets you as it leaps, skids and (at the conclusion) yelps its paean of praise into the vibrant acoustic...The... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Sung with clarity and sensitivity by the two choirs, this beautiful, impressive piece easily bears comparison with works that Shchedrin admires like Rachmaninov's Vespers. The instrumental... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Messrs Hill and Frith have done us a service: now let’s see what other pianists make of this fascinating work [the Grosse Fuge]. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…