…full of texture, nuance, and depth

If the vocals lean towards crystalline, Durran’s piano is sensitive and gentle…it’s a stimulating listen.

Despite the composer’s sometimes prickly and curmudgeonly personality, this is music that is nothing short of delightful. this unknown music should take its place proudly alongside the many masterpieces produced by Malcom Williamson. My usual high recommendation…

The string quartets are magnificent….Sheppard Skaerved has dedicated his life to the violin music of our time, inspiring, I imagine, a whole new repertoire, and this is one of the finest fruits of his activity. A valuable, and astonishing, release; documentation of contemporary music as important as this is vital.

A superb introduction, in fine recorded sound, to the music of Seán Doherty. Performances are utterly faultless throughout.

There is a hypnotic beauty to much of Hakim’s music on this collection. His blending of religious inspiration, rhythmic vitality, melodic inspiration, and imagination all add up to a deeply engaging experience. Gwendeline Lumaret…plays with impeccable intonation, a varied and colorful sound, and a consistent sense of drama.

This is some of the finest choral writing from a living composer I have heard in years. This is powerful, varied music, a masterclass in how to set poetry, heard in the strongest possible performances.

The Choir of the Church of the Advent, Boston, and pianist Chengcheng Ma, led by conductor Mark Dwyer, perform the Lister works in exemplary fashion, with clear diction and a lovely, exquisitely blended sonority. Recommended.

The performances by the Choir of the Church of the Advent in Boston, conducted by Mark Dwyer, are technically impeccable and do full justice to Lister’s inspirations. Mention should also be made of the accompanist, Chengcheng Ma, who shapes, bends, and phrases the music impeccably while fulfilling his duty to support the chorus. Each piece is moving in its own way, and together they make up a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts. Warmly and engagingly recommended.