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Here’s yet another hugely enterprising rescue-act from Albion Records...As has often been the case with so many of these comparatively early RVW discoveries, they make absolutely fascinating... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2018 More…

This is one of the finest produced song albums that’s come my way. All three singers, recognised artists in their vocal prime, perform their allotted songs with commitment and character. They... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

winning performances by the Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea...Most of the carols – ‘The Salutation Carol’, ‘Joseph and Mary’, and ‘Coverdale’s Carol’ among them – are unfamiliar today,... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The biggest test for the Tredegar Town Band on this Vaughan Williams recital is the Variations for Brass Band, a technically demanding piece written for the National Brass Band Championships... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

‘Bushes and Briars’ leads off the recital in baritone Roderick Williams’s sensitively expressive performance…Vann’s accompaniments are a model of tact and supportiveness throughout, and he gives... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

[The Te Deum in G] is delivered with lusty relish by the Royal Hospital choir, particularly in the ringing antiphonal exchanges. O Clap Your Hands has similar ebullience, and the motet Valiant-for-Truth... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This volume completes Albion Records’s survey of Vaughan Williams’s respectful and often touchingly lyrical arrangements, all performed with character and artistry by these singers and above... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…