Arts Desk Review

Graham Rickson reviews “Legacy, a Tribute to Dennis Brain” for the Arts Desk:

“the lyricism, the boldness of Goldscheider’s playing is very much in the Brain tradition. You hear this in one of two new commissions on the disc: Huw Watkins’ Lament is a worthy companion piece to Poulenc’s haunting Elegie. Goldscheider is marvellous in the latter’s slow conclusion, the long lines flawlessly sustained … Watkins excels in Panufnik’s tricksy piano writing, Goldscheider’s vocalise soaring above. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ Fanfare Salute to Dennis Brain is pithy and pungent, the final unresolved note hinting at a life cruelly cut short.”

Read the full review here.