Champs Hill Records

The singing and accompaniment are generally superb - with musical intelligence, understanding and good communication, but I did feel that there were some works - especially those by Quilter... — MusicWeb International, 1st October 2013 More…

Williams delivers the narration naturally, while proving once again to be a thoughtful exponent of sung text, an interpreter consistently attentive to its meaning. As an accompanist, Vignoles... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Johnson brings to this varied repertoire lyrical beauty, excited squawks and many shades in between. If she makes overall less of an expressive impact than she should, that's partly because... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

There’s no singing on this jolly blast of an album, which successfully mingles sentiment, intelligence, cheesiness and reverence. It’s also one of those rare beasts – a Christmas disc which... — The Arts Desk, 22nd December 2012 More…

The performances are delivered with impeccable musicianship by the wonderful Lendvai Trio, who seem to be going from strength to strength and clearly relish and enjoy these minor masterpieces…this... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2016 More…

The British-American cellist’s supple phrasing, variegated tone and sensitivity to harmonic incident draw one directly into the music’s interior drama…LaFollette is admirably meticulous In following... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2017 More…

Interpreters might be tempted to decorate the music with ‘expressive’ deformations, but happily not here, where rhythms are taut (note the smart double-dotting in the second movement of the... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…