Bridge

He takes the view that a noble reticence suits Elgar’s emotional world just as well as the huge intensity of Jacqueline du Pré, whose early recording he cites as an inspiration. Often this approach... — The Telegraph, 10th January 2020 More…

A pretty good collection that promises well for these musicians. — MusicWeb International, May 2019 More…

Listening to this comprehensive Chandos set, Bridge’s position as a shadowy transitional figure comes into sharper focus, the early Edwardiana yielding to a much more sharply defined mature... — The Arts Desk, 29th September 2012 More…

this profoundly engaging reading [of the Bridge] sets a new standard. [in Schelomo] nothing is forced or overdone, no rhetoric or posturing gets in the way of the work's own soulful expression...What... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Anyone interested in British music...will find something of interest. — The Guardian, 31st December 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Boasting immaculate production values from the Biddulph team and exemplary annotations from Tully Potter, Felix Salmond’s Complete Columbia Recordings, recorded 1926-30, sound as pristine here... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Helen Callus, a viola-player with exceptionally warm tone and perfect intonation, here offers a miscellany of transcriptions. A fine collection, superbly performed, very well recorded and sensitively... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2007 More…