Orchestral, McCabe, J (composer)

This is a magnificent package, fully befitting its subject...The entire collection is a veritable treasure-trove, a feast for lovers of organ music...Just 2,000 copies of this will ever be published... — International Record Review, January 2011 More…

John McCabe's Fourth Symphony, some half an hour in duration, has something Sibelian about its utterly inevitable, ever-evolving progress. Behind the frequently prodigal surface activity, one... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Singing of rare distinction, outstanding in its vocal tone. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2007 More…

His idiom often strikes a balance between confrontational dissonance, engaging propulsion, and references that are well-informed and cleverly applied...[Upon Entering a Painting is] dedicated... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The late John McCabe's superbly articulated piano-playing in his Liszt Fantasy makes the strongest impression. His maverick streak is evident in Tuning, a wry take on the tuning-up process. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Sarah-Jane Bradley, former member of the Sorrel Quartet, is a wonderfully eloquent player and obtains sterling support from her collaborators here. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2007 More…

The most consistently fine and distinctive piece is Pilgrim - what is it about massed strings that so often brings out the best in English composers? The strings of the BBC Scottish sound as... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…