Alan Charlton

Reviews

Incidental Music to 'Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée' (The Marquise), Venue Magazine, Summer 1993

Classical Music Magazine, Premières of the Year, 20 December 2003, review of Look and Bow Down

....an outstanding work.... Not only did it use the majority of the musicians at the school, but it also introduced the various musical groups and ensembles which take place in the school, making it an ideal work to celebrate such an occasion.

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Classical Guitar Magazine, February 2002, review of 'Cancion del Oeste' for three guitars, published by Corda Music

There can be no doubt about the excellent skills of Alan Charlton to write chamber music. Each guitar part has a definite personality and has 'something to say'.

What a wonderful contribution. This piece deserves to be played in concert halls everywhere. And I can strongly recommend it to enrich the repertoire of intermediate or high level students.

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The Times, 11 October 1995, review of Lindsay Quartet session at Manchester Composers Platform, 1995

[The session with the Lindsay Quartet] produced something encouraging in Alan Charlton's String Quartet no.1. Certainly, it pleased John Casken, chairman of the panel...

The Times, 11 August 1994, review of above concert

....the material is attractive, the single-movement structure interesting and the personality distinctive.

Musical Opinion, Autumn 1994, review of Cat String Quartet concert at the Harrogate International Festival, 9 August 1994.

Even at a first hearing, on 9 August, the First Quartet by Alan Charlton showed signs of immense promise, structural skill, technical fluency and imagination.

Venue magazine 28 May 1993, review of 'The Marquise', the basement, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, May 1993.

...and Alan Charlton's music (played live by himself and Rachel Skinner), sets the pre-show tone and stridently complements the action at key moments.