‘Here, now, is a clever selection featuring all six of his instruments including the captivating muselar. Essential listening’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘A good compilation, showcasing Moroney’s playing as well as the breadth and richness of Byrd’s output’ (Early Music Review)

‘A lovely disc’ (The Independent)

‘Graham Johnson once again demonstrates his skill in programme-building in this latest anthology of his, an ingenious collection of songs about the animal kingdom (and mankind's reactions to it) that takes account of such factors as key-sequence and contrast of pace and mood’ (Gramophone)

‘Worthy of serious attention. Recommended’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘A real winner’ (Gramophone)

‘Highly recommended’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘One of the noblest achievements in the history of the recording world. The recording quality is excellent and the choice of artists worthy of the music. With this superb issue Hyperion have once again shown what can be achieved in the field of recording by selecting the right artists and by allowing them due time and space for the deployment of their skills. This is an issue in ten thousand. Buy it’ (Musical Opinion)

‘The performances from The King’s Consort and its Choir, the Choir of New College and a starry line-up of soloists have such qualities of concentration and precision in their engagement with the music’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This is truly a box of delights … a stupendous account of Purcell’s music’ (Cathedral Music)

‘It is hard to speak too highly of this enterprise … much enjoyment to be had’ (Gramophone)

‘When I made my first acquaintance with these recordings, I was completely won over not only by the dazzlingly high technical standard, but by the apparent affinity that King and his colleagues have for the idiom itself … this is an achievement that will not soon be equalled, let alone superseded’ (American Record Guide)