"... the Houston SYmphony gives passionate readings of contrasting American masterpieces." ***
"... the Houston SYmphony gives passionate readings of contrasting American masterpieces." ***
Oliver Condy - BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes Section) - May 2018
"This is an inspired exploration of the Resurrection story. A Lebanese singer takes the role of the narrator, his eastern inflections uniting Byzantine and Gregorian chants." ****
"This is an inspired exploration of the Resurrection story. A Lebanese singer takes the role of the narrator, his eastern inflections uniting Byzantine and Gregorian chants." ****
Oliver Condy - BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes Section) - May 2018
"... characterful performances ..." ****
"... characterful performances ..." ****
Jeremy Pound - BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) - May 2018
"... It's a compelling listen." ****
"... It's a compelling listen." ****
Jeremy Pound - BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) - May 2018
"This superb piano-duo team brings wonderful delicacy and finesse to Rachmaninov. The Six Morceaux are particularly sensitively done." ****
"This superb piano-duo team brings wonderful delicacy and finesse to Rachmaninov. The Six Morceaux are particularly sensitively done." ****
Rebecca Franks - BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) - May 2018
"Haydn symphonies from two different periods - Sturm und Drang and 'Paris' are neatly bisected by Mozart's Third Violin Concerto, composed between the two. Sprightly playing." ****
"Haydn symphonies from two different periods - Sturm und Drang and 'Paris' are neatly bisected by Mozart's Third Violin Concerto, composed between the two. Sprightly playing." ****
Jeremy Pound - BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) - May 2018
Performance ***** Recording *****
"...The disc's title work, Headlong (2007) offers another splendidly original sound-world, combining E flat clarinet and square waves, a 'deliberately simple' electronic sound that Fox deploys to evoke something of a 'scientific experiment'. The effect, like to much of Fox's music here, is utterly intriguing, and brought vividly to life by Roche's controlled but expressive performance."
Performance ***** Recording *****
"...The disc's title work, Headlong (2007) offers another splendidly original sound-world, combining E flat clarinet and square waves, a 'deliberately simple' electronic sound that Fox deploys to evoke something of a 'scientific experiment'. The effect, like to much of Fox's music here, is utterly intriguing, and brought vividly to life by Roche's controlled but expressive performance."
Kate Wakeling - BBC Music magazine - May 2018
Performance **** Recording *****
Performance **** Recording *****
Paul Riley - BBC Music magazine - May 2018
Performance *** Recording *****
Performance *** Recording *****
Daniel Jaffe - BBC Music magazine - May 2018
Performance **** Recording *****
“… this disc is a treat illuminating why Frasi and her music commanded a huge following.”
Performance **** Recording *****
“… this disc is a treat illuminating why Frasi and her music commanded a huge following.”
Berta Joncus - BBC Music magazine - May 2018
Performance **** Recording *****
"... Paul Hillier directs alert, scrupulously polished performances, and the church acoustic is excellently harnessed by engineer Preben Iwan, producing sound that is warm yet not over-resonant."
Performance **** Recording *****
"... Paul Hillier directs alert, scrupulously polished performances, and the church acoustic is excellently harnessed by engineer Preben Iwan, producing sound that is warm yet not over-resonant."
Terry Blain - BBC Music magazine - May 2018
Performance **** Recording ****
"... With her rich palette of tone and colour, Dobbin knows how to communicate tect and music while Iain Burnsidels accompaniments are beautifully managed. Both voice and piano are finely captured and well balanced."
Performance **** Recording ****
"... With her rich palette of tone and colour, Dobbin knows how to communicate tect and music while Iain Burnsidels accompaniments are beautifully managed. Both voice and piano are finely captured and well balanced."
George Hall - BBC Music magazine - May 2018
Performance **** Recording ****
"Black is only one of the myriad colours on this inventive and absorbing collection... Stéphany is utterly entrancing, savouring each syllable so that their characterisation of each song builds wonderfully from the text. The Labyrinth Ensemble proves an ideal partner throughout with its wide range of timbres and natural pacing, the interlude of Ravel's Introduction et Allegro being among the finest on disc."
Performance **** Recording ****
"Black is only one of the myriad colours on this inventive and absorbing collection... Stéphany is utterly entrancing, savouring each syllable so that their characterisation of each song builds wonderfully from the text. The Labyrinth Ensemble proves an ideal partner throughout with its wide range of timbres and natural pacing, the interlude of Ravel's Introduction et Allegro being among the finest on disc."
Christopher Dingle - BBC Music magazine - May 2018
Choral & Song Choice
Performance ***** Recording *****
"...Here is a choir in which all the elements are held in perfect equilibrium. Patrick Allies ponders every note before moulding lines whose suppleness in turn coalesce into a breathing, organic whole. He ferments vigour, urgency and narrative sweep in the Mass's begetting motet, relishes the textural variety of the Kyrie and keeps the Gloria bowling resolutely along until the 'Qui tollis' necessitates a change of gear... By way of soaring postscript. Praetorius's Surrexit pastor bonus rounds off a beautifully recorded, artistocratically executed disc. Siglo de Oro has struck gold!"
Choral & Song Choice
Performance ***** Recording *****
"...Here is a choir in which all the elements are held in perfect equilibrium. Patrick Allies ponders every note before moulding lines whose suppleness in turn coalesce into a breathing, organic whole. He ferments vigour, urgency and narrative sweep in the Mass's begetting motet, relishes the textural variety of the Kyrie and keeps the Gloria bowling resolutely along until the 'Qui tollis' necessitates a change of gear... By way of soaring postscript. Praetorius's Surrexit pastor bonus rounds off a beautifully recorded, artistocratically executed disc. Siglo de Oro has struck gold!"
Paul Riley - BBC Music magazine - May 2018
Performance **** Recording *****
Performance **** Recording *****
Erik Levi - BBC Music magazine - May 2018
Performance **** Recording ****
Performance **** Recording ****
Daniel Jaffe - BBC Music magazine - May 2018
My Wish List
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Juno Award Nominees
Grammy Award Winners
BBC Music Magazine Awards
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