SACD, Gurney (composer)

this celebration of song is infused with heartfelt joy. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Newby, who turns 30 this year, has the kind of powerful natural presence that also belongs to Bryn Terfel, and the timbre of his voice has come to resemble Terfel’s in its plummy warmth and... — Fanfare, Sep/Oct 2023 More…

Sampson’s vocal security throughout the registers, clear diction, and patrician phrasing all testify to a complete artist. And Sampson proves every bit as much at home in the modernist works... — Fanfare, Mar/Apr 2024 More…

A hefty bass-baritone in every sense, he's inevitably compared with Bryn Terfel, but his voice seems darker and somewhat smoother, less given to pianissimi but still expressive...Songs of Travel... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…