Browse: First Hand (label)

[Janowitz] is in remarkably fresh voice throughout. There’s a certain loss of bloom, inevitably, and an occasional brittleness of intonation, but the unique sound is unmistakable, the delivery... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2017 More…

The Walton Symphony...comes up more brightly than previously: it's an intensely rhythmic performance...the slow movement builds surely and passionately, and the finale comes as the culmination... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The colourful means by which Incantati aspire to Bach’s direction is pleasing, and, in respect of clarity and cantabile playing, they might at least have earned a nod of acceptance from the composer. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The Scriabin, with its feral threats and spectres, concludes this rich and thought-provoking album. Arc II, now keenly awaited, promises Ravel, Shostakovich and Brahms. — The Guardian, 2nd April 2022 More…

there’s no sense of anything mechanical in the results: with one exception, all the tracks on this album breathe a lovely sense of spontaneity. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Written at a time when most films were served by compiled scores of tunes by various composers, this really is one of the finest examples of early original film music. Wilson’s score is evocative... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…