‘[Mäntyjärvi] knows exactly how to build up a structure that rejoices in both sonorous depth and melodic distinctiveness, rather like Poulenc—try the first of the Stuttgarter Psalmen for an example of ...
‘It’s a quality of performance and recording we’ve come to depend on from [Stephen Layton and Trinity College Choir] … I love the sound of the recording itself’ (BBC Record Review)
‘The stupendous recital on this CD unfolds with a glorious setting of Ave Maria, intensely prayerful and deeply felt—a wonderful by-product of its composer's participation as a course tutor in Aosta i ...