Signum

Nigel Short's choir Tenebrae performs the gargantuan work with untiring skill. His four fruity basses sound authentically Russian on the ubiquitous pedal notes. — Classic FM Magazine, April 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Tenebrae handle these pieces with typical confidence and a respectful modesty – no bravura effects. The title prayer is a perfect introduction to the composer at 50, eclectically derived from... — Choir & Organ, July 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Temirkanov is good, noble and intense, gripping our attention with Shostakovich’s sustained lines. — MusicWeb International More…

Ian Page and his crack team – singers and players – are clearly having a lot of fun, which comes across in this excellent recording. It’s a treat to experience these faint anticipations of greatness... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018 More…

...it bristles with wit and lyricism, while giving other composers and librettists a lesson in how to drape operatic tradition in modern clothes....Alan Opie’s Charles makes a strong centrepiece,... — Financial Times, 17th September 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Part of the fascination of Thomas Adès’s chamber music is that it intrigues the mind with its science, while transporting the listener to imaginary places...The Calder Quartet perform all three... — Financial Times, 21st March 2015 More…

Revisiting this exhilarating performance, it is little wonder that Haydn exclaimed he ‘had no idea we had such an opera in the English language’. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…