Martin Yates' recordings receive critical acclaim
"The triumphant final instalment in this adventurous project."The final CD in Martin Yates' survey of the British composer Richard Arnell's orchestral works is receiving great critical acclaim, bringing to a close a series of recordings that have brought this little known composer to public notice, lauded by many as a surprising, even revelatory, discovery.
"There's no doubt that conductor Martin Yates believes in Richard Arnell's brilliance and his enthusiasm appears to be infectious ... Yates reveals a composer of freshness and real imagination, of energy and thoughtfulness."
Selected as Editor's Choice in the March edition of The Gramophone, the attention that this final recording has received is indicative of the warm reception that the entire series has received: "Dutton's revelatory cycle of Richard Arnell's symphonies reaches a fitting culmination with this highly stimulating anthology."
"As on previous volumes, Martin Yates' clear-headed interpretations fairly crackle with conviction, and the Dutton microphones capture the RSNO's spirited and eloquent contribution to extremely vivid, if occasionally raw effect. A splendid conclusion to what has been a courageous and consistently absorbing series." (Gramophone, March 2009)
