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Cellist Matthew Barley is a fan of Metcalfe’s electronically bolstered cello music and masters it impressively. — The Telegraph, 16th July 2010, 2 out of 5 stars More…

Is Will Todd slowly morphing into the new John Rutter? This soothingly mellifluous collection of 12 short choral pieces suggests as much. Tenebrae, a crack choir, sings it all immaculately. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The Gloria is delightfully sprung...the sense of uninhibited joy and praise is exhilarating...Bethany Seymour's glorious soprano is subtle but unaffected, especially in some striking ornaments...Sally... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The part-writing is endlessly resourceful and inventive, without ever drawing attention to its own cleverness, and the word-setting is pointed; the late Bennett's ear for a melody had in no... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

this generous culling of 25 songs from 20 albums released in the past 15 years has a delectable cast of British and Irish voices in songs from Beethoven to Weir. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Sixty minutes of aggressive, percussive minimalism. Consuming this brilliantly engineered disc through headphones is ultimately exhausting, but it’s a journey you'll be glad to have made...Mostly... — The Arts Desk, 25th May 2013 More…

the [Lyapunov] concerto's rather grand manner suits Udagawa's noble style and steely tone wonderfully well. I prefer a warmer sound in Khachaturian, though there's no mistaking the commitment... — The Guardian, 10th January 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Their crisp precision and commitment to each work is abetted by vividly close-up and detailed engineering plus rapid DJ-like segues between selection that create a seamless, sustained programme. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2013 More…

Zavelloni's fragile tone captures the loneliness and boredom of Nin, always waiting for the arrival of the next man...It's a relief to turn to the blazing conviction of De Staat, Andriessen's... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…