George Vass

The First Concerto was written when Mathias was only 20 and reveals a fascinatingly wiry, acerbic mindset which the composer largely jettisoned in his later style. With a greater sense of direction,... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 More…

these diverse works add wonderfully to the repertoire and should help open up new horizons for concert promoters. The disc also showcases some superb young performers...Jinny Shaw proves herself... — MusicWeb International, 29th August 2013 More…

With a playing time of nearly 55 minutes, Sir Donald Tovey's Cello Concerto (composed in 1932-33 for Pablo Casals) is almost certainly the longest ever written. Casals gave the world premiere... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

This Sonata is virtuoso music and Laura Mikkola is equal to it. Matthews describes her as ‘a marvellous exponent of my music’ and this performance proves the point. It is an exciting work and... — MusicWeb International, 30th August 2013 More…

Farrington's idealized versions is quite superb and his performance... really holds up the work as a significant addition to the repertoire...one can have little doubt that the piano arrangement... — International Record Review, March 2011 More…

Humphreys’s playing is a genuine revelation in the way it brings out the music’s dark and introspective qualities, with no shortage of qualities, with no shortage of technical panache meanwhile…[She]... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The extensive Vivacissimo finale [of the First Violin Concerto]...provides the most breathtaking bravura on the disc, superbly negotiated by Philippe Graffin, whose beauty of tone in the slower,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Sarah-Jane Bradley, former member of the Sorrel Quartet, is a wonderfully eloquent player and obtains sterling support from her collaborators here. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2007 More…

the idiom is affably that of light music, full of pleasantly swinging rhythms and whistle-able melodies. But there's also a certain edge and astringency which keeps you listening...Amy Dickson's... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…