CD, Weill, K (composer)

The centenary of German radio is marked here by works composed at the time. Spikily characterful dance suites by Toch, Weill and Bartók neatly sum up the era, while Krenek’s a cappella choral... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Forbidden, yet seldom forbidding, Appl’s exquisitely cultivated fruits are ripe for plucking, and deserve to be consumed with unalloyed relish! — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The range of repertoire enables her to explore a wide breadth of moods and atmospheres. Dancelike pieces… contain by-now trademark Gillam-isms – lively characterisation combined with technical... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

The SCO brings out the bittersweet melodies in the first movement [of the Fantaisie Symphonique] and displays restraint in the expansive Largo...Excerpts [from Der Silbersee] are featured here,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

much to enjoy, and the audience certainly did. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The true premise of this recital may be to display Vermeulen’s versatility; she is a rare specialist in both the 18th and 21st centuries, and she sings everything in between with understanding... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…

From the very first measures, it is obvious that this is a superb wind ensemble…Balances, usually a problem with bands and wind ensembles, are ideal: Everyone is heard but no one sticks out.... — Fanfare, March/April 2020 More…