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This is not exciting or showy playing, but solidly musical and utterly stylish. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2005 More…

Her playing has a combined energy, verve, and technical precision that does all it can to search out the character of each item on her programme…the most memorable experience here, by far, comes... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Most impressive throughout the disc is McCawley’s command of subtle nuance and rubato without ever sounding self-conscious or mannered. The impression, so artfully mediated, is that the music... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The best moments here are, for the most part, the quietest. For instance, the Franck's nocturnal interlude before its finale...presents atmosphere that could be cut with a butter knife. Woods... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

American composer Eric McElroy has excellent taste in poetry...These are songs that at every turn revel in the interplay of music and language, and are performed with aplomb by James Gilchrist... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Karg-Elert produced a virtuoso recasting that needs a Listz to play it. Mark Bebbington gives it his best shot with revealing and often thrilling results. The enterprising coupling is the... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

He makes a strong case for the single-movement first sonata...The second sonata’s acrobatics and wit are somewhat smothered, and the third’s tempestuous allegros sound relentless. It’s only... — Financial Times, 27th July 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Sonatas Nos 1 and 4 benefit from the expressive eloquence of Rachel Brown's flute, and in the opening Andante of the B minor, she and Adrian Butterfield converse with flirtatious suppleness... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…