Maconchy

Ventris brings absolute technical assurance and a vivid sense of line...Among the many excellent more contemporary works, Amanda Feery’s Boreal s especially powerful...In all, beautifully performed... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

I can confirm that Williams is on splendid form, responding with impeccable technique, burnished tone and perceptive observation throughout. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2024 More…

One would have to travel very far to find an album of British a cappella (mostly) music as beautifully sung as this...The Sixteen’s singing, like Mike Hatch’s recording, is as excellent as one... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2023 More…

Listening to the slower sections, you may pine for the original instrumentation, teasingly indicated in the arrangement’s score as particular bars pass by. On the other hand, it’s hard to resist... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

These works all testify to the strength of Elizabeth Maconchy's imagination...Handley directs superb, committed performances, vividly recorded, and Barry Wordsworth is equally impressive in... — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

This intriguing programme is all in the family: Elizabeth Maconchy was Nicola LeFanu’s mother and Giles Swayne’s cousin...These composers have little in common stylistically, but each offers... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…