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bathed in Chandos splendour, the Watkins brothers remain by far the best recorded guides to this powerful and enjoyable repertoire. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Watkins brothers, Paul and Huw, buckle down to their task with sympathy and panache...The Bantock trinket is conveyed with passion, but it's left to the Foulds, almost outlandishly exuberant,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There is a strong sense of ensemble at every stage, but beyond this, the performers have an instinctive grasp of the often mercurial dynamics of this music...Perhaps best of all is their reading... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The most stylistically striking piece is Rubbra's Sonata of 1946...The Watkins brothers, true to form, pay close attention to its rhythmic life, though they also know how to soar into beauty...[they]... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Watkins' extraordinary fraternal partnership resonates with Mendelssohn's own relationship to his cellist brother, Paul. Here, Huw (a composer and pianist) and elder brother (a cellist and... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This latest volume of Paul and Huw Watkins's survey of British cello works showcases the expressive range of the instrument which emerged through later 20th-century composition, with adventurous... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2015 More…

Seventy-seven minutes of British music for flute and piano might at first glance seem like 40 minutes too much. But that ’s without taking on board the nimble and dazzling skills of flautist... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…