Choral, Dyson (composer)

It’s sad that Nethsingha’s departure means that the next volume will be the last. I can’t think of a greater or more apt epitaph to the music director’s time at St John’s. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2023 More…

…Richard Hickox again reminds us of his unrivalled mastery in the British choral-orchestral repertoire, particularly here in terms of balance and pace. The two soloists, Mark Padmore as a herald... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The King's performance [of the Parry] is predictably idiomatic, if a touch carefully preened and respectful...[Ireland's] is a more explicitly dramatic setting, and the singers seem to relish... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Benjamin Nicholas maintains excellent control of his forces in a recording that is sonorously generous and forward in sound. The Merton choirs (including the soloists) are in fine voice and... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2023 More…

The experienced choral director Paul Spicer is an ideal advocate of this varied repertoire, in both his interpretations and his booklet notes. The glory of his Birmingham student choir is its... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is the Symphony’s premiere recording. It is a very good one. Conductor David Hill shapes the opening movement, an amalgam of overture and chorus, with evident affection…[Dyson’s] individuality... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the performances are first-rate — American Record Guide More…

The performances of this lovely music are uniformly superb — Fanfare More…