Harmonia Mundi

[No. 1] opens in a state of lonely desolation, and the feeling of suspense is superbly captured by the Jerusalems, who also find the earthy folksiness to remind us that Bartók’s language is... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The 14 works recorded here make for a rich and heady mix and we should be grateful to Digby and her superb ORA Singers for what proves to be a fascinating musical journey. Digby coaxes a simply... — Choir & Organ, July 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[Padmore’s] fairly reedy tone and his restraint in matters of volume go well with the instrument, and Kristian Bezuidenhout is a sympathetic accompanist…Padmore’s interpretation, too, I would... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The performances under Hans-Christoph Rademann's direction are excellent, with notably strong contributions from the RIAS Kammerchor and the Berlin Akademie fur Alte Musik. Colin Balzer and... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Reuss coaxes sable timbres from his 16-voice ensemble, wrapping the listener in a dark shroud – apt for these musical reflections on the transience of things. The singers’ vocal production is... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

If you listened blind you'd say this was a souped-up Erard, but it's actually a Steinway from 1882. Braley's musicianship is superb, and he extracts unexpected revelations from these well-known... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…