Browse: Chamber, Howells (composer)

This disc contains music-making of such energy, clear-sightedness and passion that sceptics may wonder where Howells has been all their lives; enthusiasts, of course, will feel wholly vindicated.... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

Three precociously brilliant, warmly Romantic works from Howell's very early 20s. The vigorous, astonishingly assure Piano Quartet is outstanding - as are the performances in general. Beautifully-toned... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Collins and McHale make a convincing case for these attractive scores. One senses that Collins is a sensitive musician. He certainly has impressive breath control and produces an attractive timbre.... — MusicWeb International, June 2012 More…

This is a disc that merits high praise. It is well presented, with scholarly notes from Francis Pott. The accomplished Primrose Piano Quartet...plays together with an ease and kinship that belies... — MusicWeb International, 11th February 2014 More…

It’s an extensive programme, encompassing a variety of styles and forces ranging from bassoon solo to small orchestral ensembles. There are some real treats, such as Bantock’s splendidly imaginative... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

By no means a conventionally programmed recital, but one that consistently piques the listener’s attention. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[Pailthorpe] plays with an exceptionally sweet and pure tone...As well as Pailthorpe's fine playing, it is good to have the ECO in splendid form under Benjamin Wallfisch, recorded with fine definition... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2012 More…