The Clarinet

…Ave Maris Stella is a complex and rugged work which through repeated hearings reveals its logic and striking originality. It is not for the faint of heart and makes stronger demands of an active listener than the remainder of the disc’s programme.

The individual and ensemble virtuosity demanded by several of these pieces is considerable. The performances by the members of Gemini are superbly committed and convey the excitement and timbral beauty of this music in a very impressive manner. Balance and blend is superb and well captured by the engineer(s) of the PATS Studio in the Department of Music and Sound Recording at Surrey University. This first-rate disc is recommended to active listeners with open ears.

—William Nichols