CD, Alwyn (composer)

The performers respond to both aspects of [Bowen's] music with muscular virtuosity and affection. Especially in the high tessitura of the slow movement, Tasmin Little’s tonal variety and rhythmic... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Howick and her pianist Simon Callaghan knit [the first movement of the Walton] cogently together, neatly negotiating a myriad of mood switches which could easily seem juddering. Howick’s vibrato... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is a disc that merits high praise. It is well presented, with scholarly notes from Francis Pott. The accomplished Primrose Piano Quartet...plays together with an ease and kinship that belies... — MusicWeb International, 11th February 2014 More…

Seventy-seven minutes of British music for flute and piano might at first glance seem like 40 minutes too much. But that ’s without taking on board the nimble and dazzling skills of flautist... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It’s difficult to imagine finer performances than those delivered by the Tippett Quartet; the group’s fairly recent personnel changes have had no detracting effect at all on the group’s immaculate... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Beynon's highly expressive playing is showcased in this (mainly) British anthology — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Performances and recording both excel, with Sarah-Jane Bradley's viola-playing outstanding and Sophia Rahman's accompaniments a model of supportive expertise throughout. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…