Chamber, Sextets, Dowland (composer)

Phantasm here offers the same flawless playing that has earned its members consistent, well-deserved accolades. Despite the brooding nature of the music, their sound is luminous and tempos are... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This must have been an enthralling concert. It’s almost impossible to imagine Schubert’s Death and the Maiden in a string orchestral arrangement better played, with Kopatchinskaja a dynamic... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Dowland himself was prepared to countenance performances with violin consort. This is the less familiar route Holloway and his colleagues have chosen, deploying four violas atop a bass violin...The... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The unique features, superb playing, recording and annotation make this an issue of unusual interest and irresistible attraction — Gramophone Magazine More…

Padmore provides context by singing Dowland's original song before Craig Ogden steals in, alert to the Nocturnal's every nuance, and with a palette of colours both caressing and disquieting.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…