Delphian
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[‘Why do they shut me out of heaven?’] is a good example of Fontanals-Simmons’s tendency to prioritise solidity of vocal production and excellent diction over flashy point-making and expressive... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2019
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Russian Works for Piano Four Hands
Stravinsky; Rachmaninov; Tchaikovsky
Peter Hill & Benjamin Frith (piano)
Frith and Hill balance the virtuosity with explosive melodies…both have the necessary dexterity to chase notes and fingers – the overlapping twists and turns of ‘Slava’ demand a balletic performance…The... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2017
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Loquebantur: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks
The Marian Consort, Rose Consort of Viols, Rory McCleery
The most striking feature of this entertainingly varied collection is the consistently fresh, fruit-ripe tonal quality of the Marian Consort's singing…sensitive unison singing, and a firm bass... — More…
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With two women in the group, they make no pretence at emulating what might have happened in the 16th century; but that lets them sing out with more freedom. So this is no-nonsense musicianship,... — More…
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The outstanding Edinburgh Quartet deliver every detail of these sometimes complex scores with total commitment, communicating them with passion and intensity. With an excellent recorded sound,... — More…
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The performances are for the most part superb. The amplitude of Burns’s voice, with its bright warmth of tone and wonderful gleam at the top, confers a certain grandeur of scale on the proceedings,... — More…
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Leighton & Martin: Masses for Double Choir
Mimi Doulton (soprano), Caitlin Goreing (alto), William Hester (tenor), Joseph Edwards (bass), James Orford (organ)
The Choir of King's College London, Joseph Fort
The choral forces of King’s College, London, are well focused, clean and expressive. Occasionally one or two of the solo voices show their youth, but the whole is delivered with such conviction,... — More…
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this young Scot's ambition pays off: there's nowhere to hide in three solo suites, but why hide a technique as assured, a musical imagination so finely attuned to Britten's expression, or a... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2013, Editor's Choice
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All the usual debates about historically informed performance can be left aside by the power of the music...Mostly sedate in character, Riddle Songs is not so much introverted as contemplative,... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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This is ravishing…Webber and the Choir of Gonville & Caius, Cambridge, shimmer and scintillate in conveying Anderson’s broad musical and emotional palette. It is clear that all involved have... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, Choral & Song Choice
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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