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White’s intelligent use of the saxophone’s wide-ranging palette means that the scoring never feels under nourished. Saxophonist Suzy Vanderheiden handles the responsibility well, sensitively... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

I found Craven’s music admirably varied in mood and color, and thoroughly engaging throughout. Dullea continues her persuasive advocacy, playing with tonal beauty, textural clarity, and characterful... — Fanfare, March/April 2022 More…

Fiorini...is clearly a composer to watch – adherent of no fads, strongly focused on compositional essence, and unafraid of emotional extremes in his music-making. This is a splendid disc in every... — MusicWeb International More…

Anyone thinking that the sacred choral genre calls for a dilution of Michael Finnissy’s musical focus is in for a surprise. Idiomatically conceived, these motets traverse a variety of liturgical... — Gramophone Magazine More…

A musical marathon through the composer’s complete piano music. Pace and Smith certainly keep you on your toes with their agile and pin-sharp accounts of this complex and arresting music. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is fascinating and fun...The result is entirely convincing with no sense of a point where Grieg ends and Finnissy begins...The transformation is masterly and utterly compelling, as are performance... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Much of Set for Piano is abrasively, wantonly tonal - abrasive in the sense that Craven's tonality is literal and daringly untreated; triads shocking in their nakedness...He cuts across stylistic... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2013 More…