… the Clarinet Quintet Op 115 by Brahms… traced the late reflection of this composer’s life-long concerns with richly expansive line, a mellowness of sound and darkening colours.
“The almost concertante flourish of Robert Plane’s clarinet in the Adagio second movement was vivid…”
“Other musical highlights of the weekend included … the contributions of clarinettist Robert Plane …, soloist with the Goethes in Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet and with the festival orchestra in a delightful new Concertino by Huw Watkins”
Gramophone Magazine, Andrew Achenbach
Editor’s Choice, September issue
From “Which is the best recording of Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto?” by Patrick Rucker, 14th July 2016
