‘A sparkling account of the great Weber Quintet’ (Gramophone)

‘These superbly realised readings make a compelling case both for Uchida’s artistry and for their reverential view of late Beethoven … it’s hard to imagine a lover of this music who won’t be rewarded by hearing this release, especially with Decca’s rich engineering’ (Gramophone)

‘Uchida's performance of Op 110 seems to me to be the perfect combination of a private and public interpretation—thoughtful and profoun yet joyful and ebullient, a balancing trick she pulls off convincingly … the piano sound is wonderfully captured by Decca's engineers and the excellent booklet notes are by Misha Donat … for sound quality and a blistering and memorable Op 111, this new recording won't disappoint—and the Tokyo audience is the quietest in recorded history!’ (International Piano)

‘A wonderful achievement, beautifully recorded and most strongly recommended’ (Gramophone)

‘The world is full of musical juvenilia, and we’re not short of unperformed operas, either. But this feels different and special … it really is worth getting to know … imaginative opera festivals will be snapping this recording up with a view to a premiere staging, though they’d be hard-pressed to top Decca’s cast and conductor’ (Gramophone)

‘The early songs of Gustav Mahler aren’t under-realised, under-cooked or under anything – at least as presented in this collection … Middleton is the go-to source for this music’ (Gramophone)

‘A very welcome album of major orchestral works … no praise can be too high for these splendid performances, detailed notes by our own Guy Rickards and top-notch production by Andrew Keener. A winner!’ (Gramophone)

‘Picture yourself somewhere impossibly exotic—a cocktail sweating gently in your hand, the bar hushed, and in the corner a pianist who has, without anyone quite noticing, stopped time. That is the spell Stephen Hough casts across this disc, and from the very first bars you understand that you are not so much listening as being taken somewhere’ (North East Post)» More

‘A holiday with Hough must be entirely delightful … inspired by the spirit of the Golden Age of pianism, Hough offers us a feast of piano transcriptions, putting paid to the pernicious prejudice that these are a less worthy form of music’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Stephen Hough's latest album draws you in from the start, with its beguiling cover based on an old 'Voyage around the world' board game. Musically, it could have been merely charming—something to dip into for a spot of escapism. But it's so much more than that … detailed and affectionate notes from Jeremy Nicholas complete the pleasure of this album’ (International Piano)

‘A powerful reminder of a time when the recording industry brimmed with vision and confidence’ (International Piano)

‘If you love a Cambridge river-concert but don’t fancy the tourists or the faff, then this is the next best thing’ (Gramophone)