Browse: Delphian (label)

Compelling readings... The recording is detailed with every nuance, every pianissimo and swell, warmly captured. — MusicWeb International, June 2016 More…

Byram-Wigfield takes all in his unflappable stride, the opening carefully layered, the control scrupulous throughout, though almost to a fault when the sheer lucidity refuses to surrender to... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2016, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The three attractive items by Joan Trimble (1915-2000) leave one wanting more, especially in performances as good as these. With her rich palette of tone and colour, Dobbin knows how to communicate... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

it’s music that rewards repeated listens, and the work secured Dillon his fifth Royal Philharmonic Society Award...All gratitude to Red Note Ensemble, who, in high-definition audio, perform the... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2023 More…

Throughout, the trebles of the Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum give excellent performances of impressive consistency under the leadership of their director, Benjamin Nicholas. They have an uninhibited,... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2011 More…

Three works for chorus with an instrument or two...Weir’s title piece, with clarinet (Hannah Lawrance) on top of percussion and keyboard, evokes five colours in four movements — most notably... — Sunday Times, 4th October 2020 More…

Glenton’s own diminutions are gently and lightly patted into the larger musical line. And together with Wollston’s calm, the whole thing sways like a dance made of chiffon. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2022 More…

Tempos and balance are ideal under Fort’s direction, while the instrumental ensemble plays beautifully. The choir blends well, despite the occasional raw tone from the tenors at their top. In... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…

Through it all the four members of Concerto Caledonia show that when it comes to musical flexibility and performing zeal, they lack for nothing. This is a disc which for all the thorough academic... — International Record Review, September 2013 More…

This CD is the result of an unusual collaboration and residency...The material ranges from traditional to newly written, with some less than reverential nods to Britten. The harp-heavy arrangements... — The Times, 9th July 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…