CD, Dodgson (composer)

From start to finish it's genuinely difficult to imagine how the Tippett Quartet's performances could be bettered. Besides the bombproof tuning and unerring balance and ensemble, there's a... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Captured in beguilingly immediate sound that creates the impression of Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins playing in your liv ing room, this is a recording I have already returned to several times... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This collection of his chamber music for winds, spanning the years 1958 to 2004, displays an arresting sense for unusual timbral blending, as well an elegant and precise Neolassical construction... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…

Maw’s Sinfonia (1966) is a superb half-hour essay, scored for small orchestra but big in every other way. Its inspiration seems to be the gently rocking motif used by Britten to link movements... — Sunday Times, 3rd August 2008, 3 out of 5 stars More…

the present collection takes a well-earned place among the long list of Sarah Francis's previous recordings. — International Record Review, March 2015 More…