Dutton

To be able to get along with Havergal Brian's exasperating talent, you need above-average reserves of patience...Ceaselessly up-for-it RSNO playing and Brabbins's firm direction together make... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lloyd-Jones conducts a powerful performance, bitingly dramatic in 'The Fourth of August', with the chorus in superb form...Susan Gritton sings brightly and with clarity...a fascinating disc,... — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

Wright's idiom - both listener-friendly and superbly skilled, with never a wasted note - has no problems sustaining a 35-minute design. Violinist Fenella Humphreys responds to its elegiac reflection... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Inspired by the opening of a new railway, the filmic ‘Turksib’ Symphony bears the marks of the Stalinist era in which it was written. It’s an enjoyable listen nonetheless, as is the autumnal... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

it is wonderful to have this delectable material so surprisingly resurrected, and so deliciously served up once more by the very same body that brought it to life — International Record Review, February 2012 More…

The rival Russian recording [of the Blumenfeld], still obtainable with a bit of shopping around, has a special sweep and aura but Martin Yates and the RSNO are more sure-footed technically and... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2013 More…