Sep 25, 2025 | CD reviews
Jeremy Huw Williams baritonePaula Fan piano EM Records EMR CD084 In the notes which accompany this issue, the late Paula Fan, who accompanies these songs by Parry, makes the point that the composer’s reputation would appear to rest on a small group of works from what...
Sep 25, 2025 | CD reviews
St Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis directorStephen Farr organ Resonus RES10361 Lucy Walker is a young (b.1998) composer specialising in choral music and her work has been commended by no less an authority than Bob Chilcott. In 2023 she became Composer-in Residence...
Sep 25, 2025 | CD reviews
Clarinet fantasies from England and Ireland Robert Plane clarinetBenjamin Frith piano MPR 118 mikepurtonrecording.com At first glance this might seem to be a disc aimed at a somewhat small group of enthusiasts. However, in addition to the Fantasias on the themes from...
Sep 25, 2025 | CD reviews
Villiers QuartetLucy Cox soprano Charlie Draper Ondes Martenot Resonus RES10364 The story of Ailsa Dixon (1932 – 2017) is, sadly, not an unusual one. A composer of great promise, who happened to be a woman, studied at Durham University in the 1950s. She had to...
