Berg - Die Nachtigall

At the heart of the album is the cycle Huit Chansons de Fleurs, by Ricky Ian Gordon. He’s no slouch when it comes to picturing words in his music – so we have drunken bees teetering along the... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The ecstatic, tonality-bending music of the Norwegian Fartein Valen sits well with ethereal Webern plus better-known Messiaen, a challenge met by this fine choir — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It is a measure of her gifts that Chen Reiss takes all these composers in her stride. That vocal stride is impressive: sustained lyric tone that is only rarely forced...Charles Spencer is as... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The true premise of this recital may be to display Vermeulen’s versatility; she is a rare specialist in both the 18th and 21st centuries, and she sings everything in between with understanding... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…

…Madeleine Mitchell…clearly relishes giving her wonderfully lyrical tone full rein, captured in fine sound, while Andrew Ball is a perfectly discreet accompanist. Strauss's Morgen' makes an... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The seductive voice of Marion Rampal and an ensemble of superb musicians present a thrilling programme of subversive Brecht-inspired songs and music from 1920s Germany. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…