Stone Records

..this is not a recital restricted to one vocal hue. Each song is looked at and receives relevant response from both singer and pianist. ….he (Mark Stone) introduces so much by way of nuance... — International Record Review, March 2009 More…

This odd grouping of classics from Vienna's First and Second Schools is so well played that one happily accepts its rather strained rationale; Shilyaev is a natural Beethovenian, but his Berg... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Webb's fruity soprano is lithe and adventurous, tackling this little-heard repertoire with thoughtful poise and relish. Wickham is precise and sympathetic. This is an important series, noteworthy... — Limelight Magazine, September 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The songs are performed throughout in an excellent style … always in fine vocal form … When a greatly gifted singer lends their artistry to such vocally-rewarding music as this, the result is... — Musical Opinion, Winter 2017 More…

here is a situation where the quality of the music really does make its obscurity hard to understand...the composer's searching imagination, technical precision and sure self-knowledge all denote... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The variety of portraits is matched by the palette of voices chosen by deviser and accompanist Sholto Kynoch. The baritone, David Stout, is the very incarnation of the stalwart...Best of all,... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

All of the performances on A Summer’s Day are exemplary; immaculately played, with a keen attention to style and instrumental timbres, and reproduced in gorgeous recorded sound. In addition... — Fanfare, July/August 2022 More…