‘Outstanding’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘An enthralling disc, a wholly persuasive introduction both to this little-known repertoire and to how it should be performed’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Hyperion's recording is outstanding, even by their normal standards. This amounts to a superstar release. Essential!’ (In Tune, Japan)

‘Whatever else you may have, don't miss this’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Thomson's music is as American as apple pie and wonderfully evocative’ (Gramophone)

‘At the time I thought it the best lute song recital ever, and there are few even now that can match this for quality, on every level (and they're nearly all by Emma, anyway)’ (Early Music Review)

‘One of England's most accomplished and versatile Tudor composers to whose music the Windsor choir does full and pleasing justice’ (Organists' Review)

‘Exemplary in every respect’ (Hi-Fi News)

‘The strength of Westminster Cathedral Choir lies in its ability to sing long melodic lines expressively and in a broad, sustained manner … a controversial record, then; but it is certainly one that all lovers of late Renaissance church music ought to hear’ (Gramophone)

‘Superior to anything I've heard from Winchester in the past, and I look forward to future releases. Exquisite’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Performances like these don't come along very often; each one is an absolute winner, and with rich, atmospheric recording quality the satisfaction is of a very special quality’ (CDReview)

‘Profoundly moving’ (Gramophone)