Seabourne

Michael Bell’s thoughtful brand of virtuosity is more pleasingly conveyed by the recorded sound; the disc also finds room for five of Granados’s Danzas españolas, rendered with a telling sensuous... — Gramophone MagazineMore…

Vrabec’s detailed and committed performances here do [the composers] proud...In all, an unusual and enjoyable programme. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

The fifth volume, Sixteen Scenes Before a Crucifixion (2014), is less a collection than a linear meditation on the Passiontide canvases by Caravaggio, as translated into music Seabourne has... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2017More…

Seabourne’s expressive and accessible score chimes well with Britten’s lyrical works, and the rich tonal palette of Hamann’s playing is beautifully showcased in the work’s demanding viola line. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2015, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The first and last [volumes of the Steps series] confirm his music’s expressive range; not least an anthological first volume (2006) that juxtaposes evocative studies, lengthy ruminations and... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2017More…

When the works are performed as dazzlingly as they are here, the result is simply a joy. Vrabec’s virtuosity is certainly put to the test here but he does not put a finger – or tongue! – wrong...Sheva’s... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2020More…