Instrumental, Bax (composer)

The range of works, from Vaughan Williams to Jonathan Harvey, Augusta Read and Bright Sheng, creates an album of arresting variety. The most substantial works are Arnold Bax’s Sonata, a showcase... — The Guardian, 11th May 2024 More…

[Bebbington] plays with tremendous authority, supported by a vivid recording with a appropriately wide dynamic range…Whatever his passions, private or public, Bax does what all worthwhile composers... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Rohan de Saram’s mastery has for decades now been a fixture in the classical music world, and his artistry through this mixed menu of a recital never flags for an instant; a few moments of marginally... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Not only does this gifted young pianist possess a rock-solid technique and striking keyboard finesse, his penetrating accounts of both these large-scale, single-movement sonatas make you sit... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Anyone interested in British music...will find something of interest. — The Guardian, 31st December 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The quality of Froundjian’s playing is evident in the delicately nuanced account of Palmgren’s Snowflakes, which opens the programme…If you tend to get all carolled out over the Christmas season,... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lee is surefooted along Bax’s sometimes meandering trails, with carefully delineated voicing. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…