Chamber, Moeran (composer)

The members of the Fidelio Trio clearly do not see Moeran’s music as a pale reflection of Vaughan Williams or Ireland. From the first bars of the Violin Sonata, it ’s clear that they are right... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Little's stellar playing [is] brimming with gorgeous and glitz-free tone, plus a lovely range of light and shade...Little's spacious and serene way with The Lark Ascending is both beautiful,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

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

Both of these works [the Moeran and the Rawsthorne] benefit, as does the recital as a whole, from superbly responsive playing by Harriet Mackenzie and Philippa Mo - who project the music's often... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 More…

It’s at moments like this that I wonder if we take Naxos for granted...presented like this – a hefty 20-disc box of British string quartets, recorded by the Maggini Quartet between 1994 and... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019 More…

George Caird is a splendid soloist throughout, and the string group play with a remarkably integrated and raptly communicative ensemble style, consistently conveying their deep feeling for all... — Gramophone Magazine More…