8 April 2019
New Classics, John Pitt
Elgar: Caractacus
Studio Master: CDA68254  2CDs for the price of 1  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Highlights include the delightful Woodland Interlude in which 'the trees are singing my music', the love-duet of Eigen and Orbin, and the splendid Imperial March that opens the final scene’ (New Classics)» More
7 April 2019

Elgar: Caractacus
Studio Master: CDA68254  2CDs for the price of 1  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Elgar’s Caractacus is now (finally) elevated … an absolute treat … throughout Brabbins sets perfectly judged tempos, the music journeys forward with a palpable sense of drama and occasion yet also with a persuasive flexibility, the big moments relished and with many subtleties of scoring and dynamics arresting the ear’ (Classical Source)» More

6 April 2019
BBC Record Review, Andrew McGregor
Tavener: Angels & other choral works
Studio Master: CDA68255  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The recorded sound effectively captures not just the Winchester ambience but the timeless beauty of Tavener's music’ (BBC Record Review)
4 April 2019

Bach: Cantatas Nos 106 & 182
Studio Master: CDA68275  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘This disc showcases eight exceptionally fine voices … there is something both compelling and endearing about the delicacy and purity of tone these singers bring to these works. Intricate contrapuntal lines are traced with disarming clarity, while the passages of brisk and lively articulation are delivered with impressive precision … captured in a very fine recording, this is a disc which gives Bach’s vocal music a particularly fresh-faced and openly sincere quality’ (MusicWeb International)» More
4 April 2019

Bach: The Cello Suites
Studio Master: CDA68261/2  2CDs  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Gerhardt’s readings take account of historically-informed-practice, but they are not confined by the straightjacket of any received tradition; rather they irradiate a quiet freedom that is devoid of rhetoric … by diligently attending to what are the fundamental aspects of any musical performance—rhythm, tempo, and timbre—Gerhardt exacts a more thoughtful and compelling realisation of this music than many others who seek to make bolder or eccentric statements with it, and for that reason stands out in a competitive field’ (Classical Source)» More

4 April 2019
Classics Today, Jed Distler
Parry: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 3
Studio Master: CDA68243  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Kudos to these musicians for continuing to explore the piano trio repertoire’s obscure yet worthy nether regions with their customary care and commitment’ (Classics Today)
4 April 2019
Classics Today, David Hurwitz
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 3 & other works
Studio Master: CDA68201  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Thierry Fischer leads the Utah Symphony in a very respectable performance of Saint-Saëns’ ever-popular [Symphony No 3] … the scherzo is quite wonderfully sharp and clear, and the finale suitably grand but never too heavy. Excellent engineering certainly helps, with Paul Jacobs’ organ intelligently balanced and well-integrated into the sonic framework’ (Classics Today)
3 April 2019

Schumann (C): Piano Concerto & works by Hiller, Herz & Kalkbrenner
Studio Master: CDA68240  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘[Shelley] makes the very best of the many tunes which are often very original and show off the pianist’s virtuosic technique splendidly, recorded in focus, and in all this release represents a worthy tribute to an interesting group of neglected composers’ (Classical Source)» More

1 April 2019

Bach: The Cello Suites
Studio Master: CDA68261/2  2CDs  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The results are simply beautiful. It’s a set that easily holds its own in a very competitive field’ (The Whole Note, Canada)» More
1 April 2019

Bach: The Cello Suites
Studio Master: CDA68261/2  2CDs  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Gerhardt can sound deliciously at ease in this music, whether moving with swift grace through a Sarabande or skipping with jaunty assurance through a Menuet or Gavotte. And his sound is glorious—a silvery tenor register (especially in the high-lying Sixth Suite) capping an overall tone that is rich without ever being overbearing … in his own personal way Gerhardt is no less a master’ (Gramophone)
1 April 2019

Baroque Journey
Studio Master: 4834722  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘What a welcome sight it has been for a second disc from Decca’s young Dutch recorder champion Lucie Horsch to cross my desk … the first thing to praise here is that she and Decca waited a couple of years before recording this sequel, because that time and space for her to further develop and mature has reaped its rewards in these interpretations: her technique was always immaculate and her tone lively and clear, but there’s been a clear growth in naturalness and confidence … along with a stylistic variety that has allowed Horsch herself to shine in numerous directions’ (Gramophone)
1 April 2019

Berlioz: La damnation de Faust
Studio Master: LSO0809-D  2CDs Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘To say it immediately, it is a test that the new line-up passes with flying colours. Of course these are not the players who appeared under Pierre Monteux in 1962, or (one assumes) mostly under Colin Davis in 1973, but the work and its style—especially the virtuosity and panache required—have clearly remained in the orchestra’s collective memory. There is impressive and fluent instrumental work here, nowhere more so than in tricky rhythmic passages for strings and brass … definitely recommended’ (Gramophone)
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