Browse: Gunning (composer)

The Royal PO plays beautifully for the composer, and the performances maintain ample tension and momentum. All of the works on this disc make for an engaging and enjoyable listening experience.... — Fanfare, September/October 2021 More…

The three symphonies here definitely reveal a substantial concerto composer whose stylistic influences and allegiances – Sibelius, Malcolm Arnold and Walton come easily to mind – never prevent... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The piquant Concerto for oboe and strings, for me, takes the palm. Light on its feet, with some lovely moments for individual players in the first movement, it acquires a more ruminative, melancholy... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2009 More…

Gunning’s conducting throughout the CD portrays his music in the very best possible light, and the sound of the soloists and orchestra is very well captured by the recording engineer to make... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2021 More…

Superb performances by the dedicatees, abetted by the alacrity of the Royal Philharmonic’s response to the composer’s direction, ensure no less enjoyable listening almost a decade on. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2022 More…