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Naturally we want all our recordings to be of the highest quality and we are really pleased that they have been so well received by critics.  Each page featured in our on-line catalog contains extracts from published reviews, and a link where for most releases you can read the full review (even criticism). We should just mention in particular:
 

Classic Fm magazine picks Anthony Goldstone's 'Unheard Mozart (dda25051)' in its top ten Mozart CDs!!!! (July 2011)

Peter Sheppard Skaerved's imposing and awesome recording of works by George Rochberg is Editor's Choice (July 2011) in Classical Music Magazine

Russian Piano Music volume 4 (Lyapunov) is one of MusicWeb's 'Records of the Year 2010'

'A Song without Words - the Legacy of Paul Taffanel' (dda21371) - is Recording of the Month, November 2010, on MusicWeb. Flute Magazine says 'my recording of the year'. Even better, we have a SECOND 'Recording of the Month' from MusicWeb in November - this time for the Avison opus 5 & 7 Harpsichord Sonatas (dda21215)

'The Piano at the Ballet; (DDA25073) is Disc of the Week (7 June 2010) on Lyric FM in the Irish Republic.

January 2010 - Our Historic Sound set of 78rpm recordings of the music of Peter Warlock (ddh27811) is Gramophone Magazine's "Reissue of the Month" ; also in BBC Music Magazine' 'Composer of the Month' feature on John Field, the recommended CD of his most famous works, the Nocturnes, is Joanna Leach's fine period instrument recital on Athene ATHCD1 (23001)

December 09 sees another of our CDs given 'Recording of the Month' status by MusicWeb - this time the phenomenal 'Greatest Hits of All Time' by Christopher Redgate (msv28513)

October 09 - "Unaccompanied" by George Zacharias (dda25074) is MusicWeb Recording of the Month and a Strad Gold Star recommendation. Also this month, Gramophone Magazine awards the 'Editor's Choice' award in the choral category to "Sacred Hearts, Secret Music" (dda25077)

Another accolade for our best-selling CD, the Cello Concertos by John Garth (dda25059) , which has been given the extreme honor of being inducted into the Classical Hall of Fame by America's premier reviews journal, 'Fanfare'.

Our disc of chamber music by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies ("Ave Maris Stella" by Gemini - Metier MSV28503) has been voted BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CD of 2008 by The Sunday Times (UK)

In a review of the first four volumes of our series of Chisholm Piano Music, MusicWeb reviewer John France says "This is one of the musical discoveries and revelations of the twenty-first century"

Cello Diverse, dda25068, is a Recording of the Month on MusicWeb for Febrauray 2009. Cellist Susanne Beer is compared very favourably to the legnedary Jacqueline du Pré.

The American Society for the Study of Early Modern Women has voted our CD of the music of Alessandro Grandi, performed by Musica Secreta (dda25062), as "Best Arts and Media Project" for 2007.

Goldberg magazine, the premier Eurpean Early-music magazine, gives coveted "5-star" reviews to BOTH of our first two Avison CDs - the Geminiani Concertos (dda21210) and the opus 9/10 set (dda21211) - the latter is also Classic FM disc of the week, 3 August 2008.

For the third year running a Divine Art Historic Sound CD has been included in the Classic Record Collector Awards - this time "Moeran Collected 7rpm Recoridngs (27808) is runner-up in the Compilation section of the 2007 Awards.

Our  CD of music by David Earl (25060) is Joint Best New Piano CD of 2007 ( International Piano Magazine).

Anthony Hewitt's disc of Piano Sonatas by Liszt and Reubke is awarded the Gramophone magazine Gold "recommended" rosette, February 2008 (25064)

Music by Milhaud (from Historic Sound 27807) has been chosen as the soundtrack for a forthcoming radio play to be broadcast by the BBC. We don't have exact details yet but will post them here once we have them.

Anthony Goldstone's "Unheard Mozart" (dda25051) is the Instrumental Disc of the Month in BBC Music Magazine, October 2007.

Our premiere recording of John Garth's Cello Concertos (dda25059) is attracting much attention and was Disc of the Week on Classic FM "Drive" in the first week of October. The following week, this accolade was given to "Violin Songs" (dda25063)

Sinae Lee's set of the complete piano music of Szymanowski (21400) is described as " the most important collection ever to have been released of Szymanowski’s piano music." and is MusicWeb "Recording of the Month" for November 2006 - it also receives a "special recommendation" from Gramophone Magazine

Historic Sound CD 27806 (Coates & Moeran Violin Concertos) is voted runner-up (Concerto Recordings) In the 2006 Classic Record Collector awards.

Our historic recording of Mendelssohn's Elijah from 1930 (27802) has been voted Best Choral CD of 2005 by Classic Record Collector magazine.

Anthony Goldstone's CD of gypsy-inspired piano music "Tzigane" is Editor's Choice for February 2006 in Pianist Magazine

Bernard d'Ascoli's recording of Chopin Nocturnes (23201) is selected as "Editor's Choice" in The Gramophone, March 2006, and has also been chosen as the 2006 reader subscription offer by "Piano" magazine.

Musical Opinion has selected "Five-Fifteen" (25034) as one of the six recommended CDs for Christmas 2005.

CD24114, Teresa Cahill and Roger Vignoles' recital of Strauss and Rachmaninov songs, is MusicWeb's "Bargain of the Month" for February 2005

The Monckton Album (CD24110) was one of the CDs included in Gramophone Magazine's "Critic's Choice" for 2004.

Raymond Clarke’s Copland piano recital (CD25016) is Recording of the Month on MusicWeb (November 2003) and has been highly praised by critics in the UK, USA and Australia.

Repeating his earlier success, Raymond's latest disc "Piano Music for Children" (CD25022) is also chosen as "Recording of the Month" by MusicWeb in March 2004!

“Elegy” - Our recording of John Tavener’s “Chant” for solo guitar (CD25008) was chosen to feature in a new 2CD set issued by Naxos.  Called “Portrait of John Tavener”, the CD number is 8.558160-61.

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4/Romeo & Juliet etc (transcribed for four hands at one piano)  (CD25020) The first review of this world première recording of Tchaikovsky works  drew such a glowing review that our online order form was buzzing every day for over a week.  A real winner.

Schubert: Piano Masterworks, vol. 2 (CD21203) - the American magazine Fanfare's reviewer said of the Schubert D.959 sonata as performed by Anthony Goldstone that this was the finest performance he had ever heard.  And this comment was repeated by International Piano magazine.

 Sullivan:  HADDON HALL (CD21201) - This recording has been awarded a rosette in the prestigious  Penguin Guide to Recommended CDs.

Swann: THE ISLES OF GREECE (CD25010) - awarded "Record of the Month" in the "modern" category by Classic FM Magazine when it was issued in 2000.  If you haven't heard this yet, you are missing something very special. Donald Swann is remembered mostly for his comedy partnership with Michael Flanders but he was a gifted serious composer too and this suite based on Greek folk melodies is a treat.

Grainger: TUNEFUL PERCUSSION (MOVE MD3222) - a very special disc, containing all of Grainger's music for percussion ensembles, much unavailable elsewhere.  This was voted MY DISC OF THE YEAR by the late Martin Hibble in International Record Review (December 2000).

For the second time, a track from our CD "Franciscan Road" (Pilgrims Star CD27003) has been used as a TV programme theme - this time for the SKY TV series on the Pope's visit to the Holy Land.  We are very honoured by this prestigious connection.