Handel - Welcome as the dawn of day (from Solomon)

The playing is crisp and the singing polished and stylish, with Joshua, in particular, conveying infectious delight in this sophisticated music. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Davies's quick coloratura is dazzling in the final aria, 'How can I stay when love invites?' — Gramophone Magazine, March 2014 More…

Bright, edgy woodwind; neat violins; an ever-purposeful bass line; two healthful, smiling voices and some lovely music. There is much to admire...but there is little sense of dramatic context...If... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The duets selected here… form an attractive programme, especially when the two voices are as well blended and as perfectly in tune as Carolyn Sampson's and Robin Blaze's. …whether the mood... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Arias from the oratorios are sung with the distinctive vocal timbre and panache for which Bowman is well-known. Twice joined by Susan Gritton this recital finds both artists on engaging form. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…