Browse: David Owen Norris (piano)

David Owen Norris's performances convey exactly the sense of contained delight I'm sure Quilter would have wanted. He hints at veiled emotional depths and brings out the almost Schumannesque... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Like soprano Mary Bevan, tenor Ben Johnson and baritone Ashley Riches, [Whately] brings clear diction and a good range of tone to the material – much of it forgotten today...in Whately’s visionary... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Mitchell makes eloquent work of the Violin Sonata despite an unnourishing acoustic, and the other players enjoy their spin through pieces that may not change history, or Williams’s reputation,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This amiable, accomplished selection from a composer of great acumen hails from northern England — as he did — and comprises seven items...Oboe astringency sorts well with Rawsthorne’s expressive... — Sunday Times, 25th March 2018 More…

Although Sullivan always stands with one foot in the Victorian parlour, his songs have more to offer than the casual listener might expect. Mary Bevan and Ben Johnson are the appealing soprano... — Financial Times, 7th April 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A great deal of it is very enjoyable, and perhaps most encouraging of all is the sense that something genuinely new and fresh – rather than just superficially novel – could emerge from this kind... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…