Concertos, Delius (composer)

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…

Little is every bit as persuasively expressive as on her earlier recordings with Charles Mackerras. Paul Watkins provides the partnership you'd expect from such a fine chamber musician in the... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…Delius's Piano Concerto emerged in 1902 as a full-blown three-movement design… Piers Lane, an eloquent advocate for this restored score, has several rivals in the Ireland Concerto. …I find... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Martin Jones is a superb advocate for this rich kaleidoscope. His playing is delightfully exuberant and he is able to reach both the thunderous heights of power demanded by the Tchaikovsky concerto... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Delius's piano writing isn't that of a natural virtuoso, but here Shelley transforms it with some really sensitive phrasing and an ability to make the patterns of the figuration sound idiomatic...Davis... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Albert Sammons' 1929 account of Elgar's Violin Concerto with Sir Henry Wood and the New Queen's Hall Orchestra remains the finest version ever made, outstripping even the legendary Menuhin/Elgar... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…