‘Benjamin Grosvenor has also been blessed with a very fine instrument and a fabulous recording. It's the kind of disc that makes you rethink these works and appreciate them all over again. And let's hope that this is the start of a wonderful recording partnership with Elim Chan’ (Gramophone)

‘Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series stops off in 1850s Belgium … soloist Howard Shelley adds plenty of sparkle’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Once more, one can only marvel at Howard Shelley’s industry in the triple role of musical archaeologist, conductor and pianist. It is not just the fluency, power and precision of his playing that elevates both scores but the little understated moments when he pulls back to let the music breathe with exquisitely sensitive phrasing. And all this from a musician who is shortly to celebrate his 70th birthday’ (Gramophone)

‘The choir shines when singing as an ensemble, bringing out Ešenvalds's clever vocal techniques superbly’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘It is difficult to imagine any living pianist other than Hamelin who could confront this music—music that is stranger than strange—with such compelling mastery, eloquence and lucidity. This is a major addition to Hamelin's unique discography … those of a nervous disposition should handle with care and take the sonatas in small doses … others will be left shaken and stirred. They will also be lost in wonder at Hamelin's truly phenomenal playing. Hyperion's sound is, as always, superb’ (International Piano)

„Hamelin brilliert in jeder Nuance, jeder Phrase—emotionsgeladen und emphatisch den Ideen Feinbergs nachhorchend. Eine wunderbare Entdeckung, gepaart mit brillantem Spiel!“ (Piano, Germany)» More

‘The three symphonies here definitely reveal a substantial concert composer whose stylistic influences and allegiances—Sibelius, Malcolm Arnold and Walton come easily to mind—never prevent him writing very individual music … there's no doubt that Kenneth Woods and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales really enjoy themselves performing such personable and communicative music. The recorded sound is excellent too’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘[Salve celeberrima virgo] receives a consummately-crafted reading, its tangy ‘false relations’ never exaggerated or attention-seeking. The Mass, too, opens with a poised precision, every note suspended within a texture quietly reverential rather than overtly emotional. The leave-taking of the Agnus Dei is deeply affecting, and the euphonious swirling of the Osanna enchants’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This Italian's salute to his home country is inspired indeed’ (Gramophone)

‘This excellent series continues with a selection performed exquisitely by soprano Julia Kleiter. At the programme’s heart are Liszt’s unmissable four settings of Victor Hugo’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The Leonore Trio have made something of a habit of exploring the byways of the trio repertoire but none is more worthwhile than this disc … throughout the Leonore combine finesse with a palpable sense of enjoyment that is entirely engaging … we move via a strikingly touching slow movement [of No 2] to a finale of lightning-quick energy, demanding the quickest of reflexes, an ear for accentuation and tremendous dexterity, all of which the Leonore deliver in spades. Add to this the simple charm of the Serenade, beguilingly played by Benjamin Nabarro, and a typically informative note by Jeremy Nicholas, and you have a winner’ (Gramophone)

‘The two pieces at the heart of this release date from 2013, Matthews’s 60th year. They and the two shorter works reveal him at the height of his powers in both abstract and programmatic writing. Each is played with a winning combination of broad melodic sweep and finely observed detail by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Jac van Steen’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More