Press Quotes

‘Most sheerly seductive record of the year. ‘ The Sunday Times

‘…. Victoria Soames Samek whose sumptuous sound is a feast in this age of blandness.’ The Daily Telegraph

‘Victoria Soames Samek has a beautifully rounded tone, a sensitive feeling for style and seemingly effortless technique.’ Musical Times

‘Victoria Soames Samek projected the personality of the bass clarinet and Thea Musgrave’s music with technical mastery and glowing musicianship.’ Musical Opinion

‘All five pieces are better than interesting and one wants a better word than ‘enterprising’ (which so often means a good try…) for The Mühfeld Trio’s remarkable success rate in their commissioning. The recording is first class.’ Gramophone

‘Three important works of the British composer Thea Musgrave are usefully gathered on this disc under the composer’s baton. Victoria Soames Samek is a sympathetic advocate of the concertos, rising impressively to the demands.’ The Times

‘Performances are as attuned to Musgrave’s idiom as one would expect from Soames Samek…this is a disc that listeners and performers alike should investigate.’ Gramophone

‘Narcissus would be worth queuing for. Musgrave excels in musical drama.’ BBC Music Magazine

‘Soames Samek plays all the works with a virtuosity, finesse, and full attractive tone.’ Fanfare

‘Soames Samek…in a personal booklet-note admits that revealing the ‘intimate nature of the music’ was her own special aim. This is apparent throughout in her tonal mellowness…’ Gramophone

‘The latest disc from an attractive label is celebration of clarinet music written in the first half of the 20th century…John Ireland’s Fantasy Sonata, a suave, wistful single movement… beautifully played.’ Sunday Times

‘Victoria Soames Samek’s energy as a curator of Clarinet Classics continues to impress.’ International Record Review

‘The Clarinet world owes her its gratitude.’ The American Record Guide