Browse: Vaughan Williams - Silent Noon

Appl is not only a singer of boundless promise, he is already a great artist. This disc shows how versatile he is, with not only great Lieder but interesting rarities too...Appl sounds as if... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Much of it is beautifully done. Charvet has a warm, appealing mezzo, with a tangy lower register and fine dynamic control at the top. She’s at her best in jazz-inflected or declamatory numbers...Manoff,... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2020 More…

His sound is certainly mellifluous, his phrasing poised yet fluent, but the overall interpretation is uneven…Gilchrist deliver ‘Let Beauty Awake’ very beautifully, and the other more lyrical... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Heritage Records has gathered together a collection of English songs from three Saga LPs, sensitively remastered, which show this wonderful singer on top form...Shirley-Quirk gives us a lovely... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2015 More…

You can detect Tear’s background at King’s College, Cambridge and St Paul’s Cathedral in the accuracy and discipline of his singing, and musical intelligence in his choices of repertoire...Copland’s... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021 More…

Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Simon Keenlyside both have ideal voices for this repertoire - the performances are deeply felt. — David Smith, Presto Classical, June 2014 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…