Champs Hill Records

Rodgers and Williams are equal partners, flitting effortlessly between enchantment and cynicism...Williams's command of these acerbic mini-dramas is superb but the most impressive aspect is... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Bridge’s Phantasie in C minor and Ireland’s Phantasie in A minor, were solidly in the latter form — and also decidedly late Romantic. Still, they are played with a rare richness and depth. — Sunday Times, 3rd August 2014 More…

There's a sense that the Schubert Ensemble hold back in the work's outer movements, rather than pushing forward as do their rivals. This pays dividends in the slow movement, played somewhat... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2010 More…

In the Quintet the Schubert Ensemble's sculpting of the music pays dividends, fully embracing Franck's darker side. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lee and Kramer offer fresh, lively performances in sympathetic partnership, responding to the pieces’ vivid contours and varied rhythmic drives without ever succumbing to the temptations of... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 5 out of 5 stars/4 out of 5 stars More…

Both trios of pre-war miniatures by Bridge and Britten are superbly done. The Piatti demonstrate their acute sensitivity to mood and texture right from the first of Bridge’s Idylls…A most enterprising... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2018 More…

[McCaldin sings] with real commitment and imagination, in lively partnership with the pianist Andrew West... Here are brilliantly backlit cameos of sand and tide, shore and slimy estuary...The... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The vast plains of Schubert’s opening movement unfold at an unhurried pace, which is not a problem if the reading is sufficiently gripping. But there were times when In hankered after more forward... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2018 More…