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With gently swirling, shimmering, beautifully orchestrated textures of ten imbued with a devotional mystery, the spirit [of the Requiem] is of a step on from the larger choral statements of... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

we have accomplished singers here who negotiate the occasionally tricky music with fluency and poise. John Mark Ainsley (as Alexander the Great) is a commanding presence...It is a rare delight... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Chandler takes the lead in the three violin concertos (numbers Four, Five and Six). His playing is brilliantly skilful, immediate and engaging. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Gunning’s conducting throughout the CD portrays his music in the very best possible light, and the sound of the soloists and orchestra is very well captured by the recording engineer to make... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2021 More…

The three symphonies here definitely reveal a substantial concerto composer whose stylistic influences and allegiances – Sibelius, Malcolm Arnold and Walton come easily to mind – never prevent... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lately, TV arts/documentary schedules have teemed with films on Islam, mostly over–simplifying history to the point of distortion and suggesting a centuries–old conspiracy to deny the contribution... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Christmas is often treated as a time of extroverted celebration, intimacy is the keynote of Noël, the Armonico Consort’s new seasonal collection. That’s partly because the choir has just eleven... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…