Browse: 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…

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 War... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 4 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…

Martineau is completely at home in this series of crowd-pleasers, his fingers alternately f lying over and caressing the keys with consummate grace and imagination. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Roderick Williams always seems to be trying to find a balance between drama and wistfulness, a balance that is rightly elusive. Beautifully supported by Michael Dussek and the Bridge, this is... — Classical Music, September 2020 More…

Whately's choice is eclectic…[and] she sings them with attractive brightness and fervour. Her tone is not yet as distinctive as Janet Baker or Sarah Connolly, say, but there's a plangent shading... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A unique and engaging recital. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…