…a marvellous and inspiring premiere…
Opera Today - Claire SeymourEverything Grows Extravagantly | Marcus Farnsworth (baritone)
…There is no disputing the technical facility of James Turnbull or the warm, sensitive pianism of Libby Burgess…
The Observer - Stephen PritchardThe English Oboe: Rediscovered, Champs Hill Records | James Turnbull (oboe)
…He was eloquently accompanied by the very confident, extremely sympathetic Libby Burgess…
Opera Today - Melanie EskenaziWigmore Hall | Marcus Farnsworth (baritone)
…He was superbly partnered by Libby Burgess in a cycle that makes equal demands on the pianist’s technique and imagination…
The Times - Richard MorrisonOxford Lieder Festival | Marcus Farnsworth (baritone)
…This CD is framed by arguably the finest ever recorded version of Rubbra’s magnificent Sonata… I have little doubt that this new performance will become the benchmark recording…
Music Web International - David JenningsThe English Oboe: Rediscovered, Champs Hill Records | James Turnbull (oboe)
…Farnsworth and Burgess dazzled throughout. Their performance was a masterclass in the art of holding an audience’s attention…
Cherwell - Eric McElroyOxford Lieder Festival | Marcus Farnsoworth (baritone)
…Outstanding in the exuberantly performed sequence is the 1971 Introduction and Allegro for double bass (Lachlan Radford) and piano (Libby Burgess)…
Sunday Times - Paul DriverLennox Berkeley Chamber Music, Resonus Classics | The Berkeley Ensemble
…Burgess’s piano phrases seemed to expand and then withdraw, lingering tantalisingly on the cusp until the withheld promise was finally released in resonating richness and trembling awe…
Opera Today - Claire SeymourOxford Lieder Festival | Marcus Farnsworth (baritone)