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The BBC National Orchestra of Wales here shows itself to be in fine fettle, offering cogent, clear-textured performances. — Sunday Times, 29th March 2015 More…

Pinnock directs a disciplined and expressive performance at ample tempos appropriate enough for a resonant full orchestra but sometimes a little too staid to sustain the momentum of a drier-toned... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The subtle hues of the choir, an elite corps from Winchester Cathedrals, are particularly impressive in Byrd's Lamentation, a piece in which voicing gives the music its momentum. Yet the beauty... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The rapport between Russell and Butt is riveting, and their meeting of musical minds leaves no detail under-characterised…for sheer freshness, insight and life-enhancing joy, this newcomer goes... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2015 More…

The Pelléas Ensemble give a most persuasive account [of Richard Rodney Bennett's Sonata after Syrinx]. It’s a work I’d very much like to see programmed in recitals...a pleasing, well-programmed... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2021 More…

[Nostalghia] forms the memorable conclusion to this impressive new disc from the Scottish Ensemble. The more poignant for its restraint, this miniature concerto for violin and strings requires... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2016 More…

Rodolpho Richter plays them with virtuosity and expressive warmth, qualities which are complemented by Alison McGillivray's sensitive and self-effacing partnership on the viola da gamba. In... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…