Lyrita

No lost masterpieces, but a thoughtful, quietly individual voice does emerge with repeated hearings. Inquisitive readers can rest assured that Callaghan and the admirable Raphael Wallfisch strain... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2020 More…

While better recordings may exist of some of the more famous pieces, there is a stellar offering from cellist Raphael Wallfisch, whose playing is lyrical and powerful. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These are conspicuously sensitive performances that respond to every facet of the composer’s writing — MusicWeb International, February 2020 More…

The tautly argued, half-hour-long, misleadingly titled Little Symphony (an elegy for Goehr’s conductor father, Walter) impresses once more as a profound synthesis of 12-tone and classical approaches... — Sunday Times, 27th July 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Three resounding cheers for the appearance on CD at last of the three Thea Musgrave concertos. …some of the most convincing and thrilling orchestral pieces that have been written anywhere in... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Maw’s Sinfonia (1966) is a superb half-hour essay, scored for small orchestra but big in every other way. Its inspiration seems to be the gently rocking motif used by Britten to link movements... — Sunday Times, 3rd August 2008, 3 out of 5 stars More…