‘Like Rheinberger, Scholz wrote the one Piano Concerto, which included Clara Schumann among its champions, and it’s a delight—tuneful, insouciant, expressive. Pro-Brahms Scholz may have been, but these pieces betray a lightness of touch that is beguiling and carried off with a craftsmanship (and a few dreamy surprises in the Concerto's first movement) that suggests Scholz as unfairly neglected … throughout, Ben Gernon and the BBC Scottish offer lively and considered support to the excellent Callaghan, and the recording is a model of good balance, clarity and presence’ (Classical Source)» More

‘Watts does ravishing things with the great clarinet melody with which the work opens, to which Perkins responds with a gruffness that gradually broadens into deeply felt lyricism. There’s plenty of wit and bravura from them both in the finale, where Edwards’s refusal to rush also allows us to appreciate the complexity of Strauss’s musical argument … it’s an engaging disc, and very enjoyable’ (Gramophone)

‘In all these miniatures—some arrangements, some written for the instrument—there are folkloristic echoes amplified by compelling rhythmic variations, extended harmonies and songlike melodies … what makes Denoth’s offering a must-have is a musical sensitivity exemplified as much by his curation as by his playing’ (Gramophone)

‘As you’d expect, the music is pre-eminently personable, eclectic, adroitly crafted, and gambists have rallied to the cause … Boothby is alive to their confiding intimacy and made-in-the-moment fluidity’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The six adult male singers of The Binchois Consort under Andrew Kirkman perform on a very high qualitative level indeed … there are two excellent earlier recordings of Frye’s Mass Flos regalis but The Binchois Consort may well come closer than their predecessors to the true spirit of the work, particularly in terms of personnel and pacing’ (Gramophone)

‘The performances are of the highest quality … this is highly recommended to all’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘As the Royal String Quartet’s new recording of his three numbered string quartets reminds us, though, MacMillan is a formidable composer in in pretty much every genre in which he works … all receive performances that, for fervor and notational accuracy, may as well be described as definitive … for sheer intensity and presence, the Royals hold the crown in this repertoire’ (The Arts Fuse, USA)» More

‘The 1980 recording that not only made The Tallis Scholars a household name, but effectively led the way to today’s great wave of exceptional mixed-voice choirs. Alison Stamp is faultless in the exceptionally testing soprano solo—top Cs and all—while, with the choir and solo quartet placed some distance apart, the perfect acoustic of Merton College Chapel is captured to perfection by Gimell’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This one is special … much better baroque music-making is hard to imagine. A dead cert candidate for my Recordings of the Year!’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘Don’t overlook this gem of a recording … the Strauss Duet-Concertino, a seldom-recorded and hitherto misunderstood work, is worth the cover price alone … the solo performances are first-rate and the strings and harp of the SNO under Sian Edwards’ direction offer an excellent accompaniment, never forcing the pace’ (MusicWeb International)

‘A superlative album in all ways, lusciously played and recorded … Suk spins gloriously harmonised late-Romantic melodies that soar one moment to sink into lingering Bohemian legend and dream the next. The reverie of it all is extraordinary’ (Classical Source)» More

‘I found these eminently likeable performances and am sure Plowright will bring a new audience to Suk’ (MusicWeb International)