Elgar - Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Variation IX 'Nimrod'

He takes the view that a noble reticence suits Elgar’s emotional world just as well as the huge intensity of Jacqueline du Pré, whose early recording he cites as an inspiration. Often this approach... — The Telegraph, 10th January 2020 More…

…Liszt's Ad nos… is magisterial, its 30-minute span commandingly paced, its grandeur and rhapsody held in equilibrium. As for the concluding Toccata by Marcel Lanquetuit, move over Widor!... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Boult's 1970 recording of the Enigma Variations offers similar riches to those of Barbirolli with the additional bonus of a slightly superior recorded sound. Boult's account has authority, freshness... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

If, as the disc’s title seems to suggest, the organ is the star first and foremost here, it’s apt. The St Paul’s organ has got guts and fire in its belly – despite being scheduled for a major... — Gramophone Magazine More…

Choral evensong is not often performed on such a grand scale as this...while the boys are direct and focused, even enthusiastically gutsy at times, the girls produce a consistently softer, reticent,... — International Record Review, February 2012 More…

Playing at Hereford Cathedral, in the Elgarian heartland, Winpenny has flair and feeling for the [sonata’s] structure, also highlighting textures (not least in the second movement) that sometimes... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…