Howells - King David

Riches has the versatility to sound at home in any language or musical idiom. He possesses a natural authority that never has to strive for effect, and his warm, supple bass-baritone is eminently... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

They create a sense of isolation within the sadness of King David; they capture Ireland's responses to the poetry of Hardy, Sidney and Symons with total commitment; and they respond with sentience... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

taken whole this is a classy and interestingly varied recital, with unfailingly sensitive contributions from both performers. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Richly harmonised Edwardian salon settings of distinguished poetry mingle with mildly poignant, almost Ravelian (though avoiding that French master’s occasional acerbic tartness) post-World... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It’s built around Vaughan Williams’s Songs of Travel, and Liverman’s account of the opening song, ‘The Vagabond’, combines a firm, oaky baritone with a sharp interpretative attitude – this wanderer... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Mehta is a technically excellent singer; with a firm well-supported line; an unusually resonant lower range; and fine expressive diction, well equal to Julius Drake's sturdy accompaniment. And... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…