‘This really is most welcome … an intoxicating celebration of love in all its guises … Sappho held me pretty spellbound, even on first acquaintance. No praise can be too high for Susan Bickl ...
‘Susan Bickley sings this erotic and exotic music with intense fervour. The Sapphic Poem is a companion piece and equally luscious’ (The Sunday Telegraph)
‘Boy, do I like this disc. What a delight Bantock's music is—so full of vivid emotions, exotic flair, and elegant, lushly melodic writing’ (American Record Guide)