Plaudits

"The playing is spectacular, the music is wonderful, and the recording is superb. The organ and violin are partners of equal sound and weight...and the ensemble between violin and organ is superb."
(American Record Guide)

"The Gough Duo was the most successful concert in the history of St. Peter's Concert Series. They were stunning, and the crowd reaction was immediate. They were so popular they sold out every CD they had brought to the concert!"
(Harry Musselwhite, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Rome, GA - presenter)

"Absolutely top-quality...one of the most talked-about performances of the Festival...
we will never forget it!"
(Christopher Helyer, Dart Music Festival - presenter)

"A magnificent performance...outstanding"
(Church Music Quarterly)

"As natural a partnership as Gilbert and Sullivan or strawberries and cream...
impressive, confident, and very stylish violin playing...
a splendid concert which was very warmly received by the audience."
(Dr. Michael Nicholas, Ipswich, Suffolk - presenter)

"The playing from both is very fine throughout, with a warmth of sound from the violin,
and some considerable virtuosity on display"
(Organist's Review, February 2001)

"The instruments blended well and balanced perfectly, and the effect was magical.
Rachel has a most beautiful sound, and she and Rupert put together a fascinating programme. I warmly recommend the Gough Duo."
(Margaret Phillips, Professor of Organ, Royal College of Music, London - presenter)

"The playing was exquisite throughout with a highly musical rapport between the two players...enjoyed and appreciated by all present."
(Andrew Millington, Exeter Cathedral - presenter)

"An evening of uniquely beautiful music....sheer joy and pleasure...
delightful and satisfying from all angles."
(Paul L. Reynolds, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee - presenter)

"Rupert and Rachel Gough displayed not only technical mastery in these very demanding works?but also a rare insight into Karg-Elert?s idiosyncratically romantic idiom shown in the spacious tempi adopted and meticulous attention to the score's every-varying marks of expression"
(The Karg-Elert Archive Review for 2000)