Chamber, Berkeley, M (composer)

The chamber context provides such an effective vehicle for one of his music’s most distinctive features – the often dichotomous interplay between the individual and the group…The Berkeley Ensemble,... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2018 More…

Not just a collection of clarinet works, but a well-devised retrospective of British music over three decades. Bennett's virtuoso, theatrical Scena III and Wood's engrossing, symphonic Paraphrase,... — Gramophone Magazine More…

it is Michael Berkeley who provides the real musical highlight of the disc with his dazzling virtuoso showpiece Wild Bells...one just wonders how many years it took Winpenny to develop the kind... — MusicWeb International, June 2013 More…

The Carducci give superbly vivid and thoroughly prepared performances that catch the varied expressive characters of each work, combining with Nicholas Daniel to great effect. Signum's sound... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2014 More…