David Owen Norris

Mitchell makes eloquent work of the Violin Sonata despite an unnourishing acoustic, and the other players enjoy their spin through pieces that may not change history, or Williams’s reputation,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Like soprano Mary Bevan, tenor Ben Johnson and baritone Ashley Riches, [Whately] brings clear diction and a good range of tone to the material – much of it forgotten today...in Whately’s visionary... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

David Owen Norris's performances convey exactly the sense of contained delight I'm sure Quilter would have wanted. He hints at veiled emotional depths and brings out the almost Schumannesque... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This amiable, accomplished selection from a composer of great acumen hails from northern England — as he did — and comprises seven items...Oboe astringency sorts well with Rawsthorne’s expressive... — Sunday Times, 25th March 2018 More…

More gaps in the Lambert discography are enterprisingly plugged by these sensitive and shapely performances, which display most agreeable dash and commitment. The Piano Concerto recorded here... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…