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Rather than adopt contemporary period instrument rhetoric and fleet-footed tempos, Uys and Schoeman set their interpretative compass around the mid-20th century – I was reminded on more than... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

….a beautifully paced reading, reflective and dramatic by turns and always stylish….The bright soprano of Catherine Manley as Achsah is particularly attractive, especially in the oratorio’s... — Choir & Organ, July/August 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Why do the seven songs of William Alwyn’s 1978 cycle A Leave-Taking not feature more often in recitals? Tenor James Gilchrist’s intense interpretation makes a compelling case for it. The title... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Donohoe is particularly attentive to this [operatic] side of Mozart’s expression, prioritising a cantabile tone, vivid articulation and songful phrasing. Although, realistically enough, he eschews... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Each of the five very strong female voices in this accomplished professional consort is full of character, yet they blend perfectly when required in a sequence of immaculate performances of... — Choir & Organ, May 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Boult was the dedicatee of Edmund Rubbra’s Second Symphony…Such a deep personal connection shines through every bar of this 1954 studio recording, whose near-incandescent intensity makes the... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[the Introduction and Fugue] is given a fiery account by Mark Bebbington and Rebecca Omordia. Their thunderous triple forte chords strike with terrifying force in the close recording…an essential... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…