Steven is delighted to join the distinguished roster of musicians at Caroline Phillips Management. Caroline will take care of world-wide representation of Stevenfor conducting and keyboard work from March 2020 onwards. More news here. https://cpmnews.wordpress.com/2020/03/03/steven-devine-joins-cpm/
Author: Devine Music
“a superb recording. Very highly recommended.”
Choir and Organ magazine have given five stars to Steven Devine’s recording of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. Click below to read the review.
Early Music Review…
This is an altogether delightful pair of CDs, and makes me impatient for the second part. There are other recordings about, including Colin Booth’s own, but Devine’s has a particular seemingly effortless grace, and it’s the one of all I’ve heard in the past ten years that I am happiest to live with.
“This musically intelligent and absorbing recording by Steven Devine”
A new review for Das Wohltemperierte Klavier by Andrew Benson Wilson. The review can be found here.
BBC Music Magazine Review
The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 Steven Devine (harpsichord) Resonus RES10239 (hybrid CD/SACD) 111:19 mins (2 discs) Harpsichordist Steven Devine enters a fiercely competitive field in tackling one of the most frequently played and recorded warhorses of the keyboard repertoire. Nonetheless, to the endless possibilities of Bach’s preludes and fugues, he brings many insights. Notable is […]
Gramophone Review
“Devine’s readings are flowing and logical, with variety brought to the entire set first and foremost by his extraordinarily sensitive articulation. In the more toccata-like preludes, his subtly applied tenuto touch keeps things crisp and moving, without monotony. His acute sense of the singing line clarifies even the most complex textures. “ https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/js-bach-das-wohltemperirte-clavier-book-1-devine
Coming Soon…
The first recording of Francesco Fiore’s “Concerto Ostinato” for harpsichord and orchestra on the Zefir Records label. Watch this space!
“Directing a performance full of vigour and forward movement”
The Church Times has reviewed Steven’s debut with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Read the full review here.
Review of Weymouth Concert
Steven Devine and Kate Semmens stood in at short notice for indisposed colleagues and presented their programme of music from the Anna Magdalena Bach notebooks. ” a delightful afternoon of fine music, beautifully presented. “ Read the review here…
Another review for WTC1
ClassicalEar has written a great review for Steven’s new release on the Resonus label. ” Thoughtful and measured, poetic and precise, Steven Devine takes a measured but crisply fluid approach that imbues this much recorded music with a pleasing immediacy. ” Read the rest of the review here.