1 January 1900

Dubois: Piano Concertos
Studio Master: CDA67931  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Dubois composed continually, and thanks to this expertly played, recorded and presented Hyperion production, we can now hear what his piano music actually sounds like … Cédric Tiberghien's modern grand sparkles … Andrew Manze and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra offer sterling support … congratulations to Hyperion on yet another splendid production: series collectors will have already ordered it blind, and I recommend it to any listeners jaundiced at the prospect of yet another disc of Grieg, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin’ (International Record Review)
1 January 1900

Dubra: Hail, Queen of Heaven & other choral works
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‘Sound moments of raptural texture (such as the word 'Christ' in Hail, Queen of Heaven, by the far the most substantial piece on this programme) … Dubra's natural home is a mood of controlled meditation and lyrical clarity … this style is well handled by the Choir of Royal Holloway, whose clean-edged sound, under Gough's sympathetic direction, warms to the generous acoustic of St Alban's, Holborn’ (Gramophone)
1 January 1900
Classic FM Magazine
Dubra: Hail, Queen of Heaven & other choral works
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‘Royal Holloway's fabulous choristers and their inspired conductor convey the purity and spiritual fervour of Dubra's ear-catching output’ (Classic FM Magazine)
1 January 1900

Dufay: Mass for St Anthony Abbot
CDA67474 

‘The Binchois Consort have by now established themselves as pre-eminent interpreters of Dufay's sacred music. Andrew Kirkman has an unfailing touch in matters of tempo, rhythm and vocal balance. The all-male voices are svelte, polished and immaculately in tune. The Consort's beautifully burnished tone is well served by the sympathetic acoustic of All Saints Church, Tooting, faithfully captured by Hyperion's engineers. Add to these an unusually expansive and informative set of booklet essays by Philip Weller and the whole package is irresistible’ (International Record Review)
1 January 1900
The Independent
Dufay: Mass for St Anthony Abbot
CDA67474 

‘This is exquisite, intricate music, and the Binchois Consort are ideal interpreters of its subtleties—and they're even more persuasive in the motets and Mass movements by their namesake’ (The Independent)
1 January 1900

Dufay: Mass for St Anthony Abbot
CDA67474 

‘The blend is immaculate, the sound refined, the impetus well sustained. They relish the play of lines. And they sound devout’ (The Sunday Times)
1 January 1900
The Times
Dufay: Mass for St Anthony Abbot
CDA67474 

‘This is music of spellbinding beauty, and Kirkman's team deliver it superbly’ (The Times)
1 January 1900

Dufay: Mass for St Anthony Abbot
CDA67474 

‘These singers are superbly experienced in this kind of repertoire, and they thrill us with the supple lines of the Alleluia, the vigour of the Credo and the swirling counterpoint of the Sanctus … these singers are at their best, though, in the Binchois Agnus—sustaining the endless phrases with great continuity and musical sense’ (BBC Music Magazine)
1 January 1900
American Record Guide
Dufay: Missa Puisque je vis & other works
CDH55423 

‘There is no denying the beauty of the performances here. Kirkman's group … pour forth a golden stream of polyphonic textures captured in close and careful sound’ (American Record Guide)
1 January 1900
American Record Guide
Dufay: Music for St James the Greater
CDH55272  Download only 

‘This recording … deserves a renewed life as the only currently available recording, not only for the significance of this Mass among the works of Dufay, but also for the sensitivity of Kirkman's approach to a musical style that sits on the cusp of the Middle Ages and Renaissance’ (American Record Guide)
1 January 1900

Dufay: Music for St James the Greater
CDH55272  Download only 

«La vitalité et l'éclat sont magnifiquement rendus dans cette interprétation anglo-saxonne qui impose un bel équilibre entre l'euphorie sensuelle habituelle de ses chœurs a cappella et le dynamisme d'une lecture expressive et claire» (Diapason, France)
1 January 1900
Fanfare, USA
Dufay: The Court of Savoy
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‘This ensemble has now recorded five masses credited to Dufay, an achievement of considerable stature … as well as giving a fine rendition of the music, Kirkman's Dufay disc also adds relevant music to broaden our understanding of the period’ (Fanfare, USA)
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