Smith, Gabriella

There’s one substantial work here, the highlight of the whole programme: Giles Swayne’s Riffraff (1983), composed for the organ of St Alban’s Cathedral, where it is recorded. Making arresting... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2025, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

Although there are plenty of theatrics, the playing is tight, with the voices carefully balanced in Glass's Echorus. The album's natural transitions are aided by the treatment Delirium Musicum... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2026, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

From punchy and energetic (Gabriella Smith, Nathan Schram) to shadowy sounds of the night (Andrew Norman), this is one of the most interesting chamber music albums I’ve heard recently. Worth... — The Guardian, 9th December 2023More…

Composers respond to sounds they have recorded or discovered – an interesting experiment that yields a few gems, but generally speaking the pieces are quite off the wall. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, 3 out of 5 starsMore…