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This is a valuable release and very well recorded…[the Mignone] is certainly more enjoyable than any of those by Mignone’s more famous compatriot Villa-Lobos. You can hear in the course of its... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2018 More…

A programme of well-contrasted approaches to the notion of virtuoso transcription…Taverna is possibly at his best in the most suave and delicate numbers. The pianistic candelabra in the Strauss... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

James Gilchrist, a fine lyric tenor with admirable sensitivity to text, gives committed performances effectively accompanied by Nathan Williamson. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It goes without saying that [the Magnificat] is an important addition to Ferrier’s discography, and she is indeed marvellous in it, singing ‘Esurientes implevit bonis’ with that unique, indescribable... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2019 More…

Leaving frantic and over-pressured playing to others, Leon McCawley finds a delicate emotional fervour with no lack of drama in Rachmaninov's 24 Preludes. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2015 More…

As in previous volumes, his impeccable phrasing, sensitivity to chord-colouring, and expressive identification with the music make this new disc probably the version of these pieces to go for...Bebbington... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Lively, catchy and imaginative …The beautifully wrought Missa Brevis is a model of concise, integrated and well contrasted writing, with some inspired moments. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Bebbington's playing is always sensitively nuanced, every phrase expressively shaped and pedalled, without losing sight of each piece's overall thrust and import. Buy with confidence. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…