Signum

The Carducci give superbly vivid and thoroughly prepared performances that catch the varied expressive characters of each work, combining with Nicholas Daniel to great effect. Signum's sound... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2014 More…

Walton's avoidance of excessive vibrato and his generally straightforward approach to phrasing has an appealing freshness. Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia are very discreet accompanists,... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Repeatedly things catch the ear and impress with their rightness. The abrupt, non-transition back to the main theme in the first movement comes as the kind of jolt Mahler surely had in mind.... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Donohoe delivers a highly charged and compelling account of the angry modernist First Sonata. But it’s the weighty and complex Second that emerges as the true masterpiece in a mesmerising performance... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Two of the Biblical lessons for Maundy Thursday show Tallis at his most creative and imaginative.
'Incipit lamentatio…' the rising fourth, followed by a descending minor scale, imitated in turn... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Dohnányi is a conductor whose interpretations bypass surface appeal and instead go straight to the music itself — Classic FM Magazine More…

We expect virtuosity from the BBC Singers, but this performance leaves one gaping in admiration, as, indeed, do they all. It is impossible to imagine a more favourable way of experiencing this... — International Record Review, May 2014 More…