‘Even if you have other recordings of The Protecting Veil, I recommend this utterly beautiful and originally framed version unreservedly’ (Gramophone)

«Martyn Brabbins termine en beauté une intégrale symphonique qui fera date. Le chef polit chaque facette de ces partitions kaléidoscopiques, peaufine chaque incision dans la matière sonore et révèle, à travers les timbres subtils de son orchestre, un nuancier infini» (Classica, France)» More

‘Spence is prized for his operatic Janáček roles and delivers a wide variety of tone, while Drake adds quasi-orchestral drama to the piano part. The makeweight works are welcome’ (The Sunday Times)» More

‘The Huddersfield Choral Society are quite magnificent on the new issue. Contemporary critics rightly raved about the London Symphony Chorus on the Chandos discs but the Yorkshire choir seem earthier and less studio-bound than their illustrious predecessors, an approach which somehow humanises a work which can often seem lofty and over-worthy. The Orchestra of Opera North are responsive accompanists and give the LSO a run for their money. If the trademark Chandos spaciousness is still impressive after twenty-odd years, the Hyperion sound is terrific too—similarly detailed, but arguably more spontaneous and exciting. Martyn Brabbins … makes a noble, cogent case’ (MusicWeb International)

‘This CD is the 22nd in Hyperion’s Romantic Violin Concerto series, and is presented with that company’s usual thorough documentation and excellent recording and performances’ (MusicWeb International)

‘The performers … are right inside the notes, and are wise and generous interpreters. Jeremy Dibble is the ever authoritative booklet note writer. This makes a fine companion to their recording of the First and Third Trios’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘The players are in prime storytelling mode, painting in dark but clear colours, conjuring up the landscapes of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. Dausgaard has the measure of this music, with its slow, tick-tocking, inextinguishable pulse, its sense of fast movement against vast immobility: a bird skimming low across a Nordic lake. There’s a crackle of excitement every time he shifts up a gear and the orchestral cogs find their groove’ (The Guardian)» More

‘Howard Shelley brings Johann Baptist Cramer's piano music to life with the London Mozart Players in this new recording, Cramer's Piano Concertos Nos 4 and 5. Of his eight piano concertos, these give Shelley the opportunity to show off some of his piano playing skills in intricate and expressive passages. This recording features not only a flawless performance by the soloist, but the London Mozart Players too’ (Classic FM)

‘As in The Binchois Consort’s other recent CDs, the booklet is adorned with beautiful coloured photographs of medieval alabasters … The Binchois Consort consist for this recording of two altos and four tenors. They have a superb blend, and always seem to judge tempi perfectly’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘All of the works were recorded in the warmly resonant King’s College Chapel, with Cleobury conducting the beautifully shaped choral performances … it’s altogether a fine collection of unfamiliar music’ (The Guardian)

‘This is an excellent introduction to the choral compositions of Sir James MacMillan, covering as it does selections from both his sacred and secular output. While I am happy to recommend this as an introduction for listeners who have yet to make the musical acquaintance of the leading Scottish composer of his generation (he was born in 1959) I am sure there will be plenty to interest those already familiar with his works’ (Cross Rhythms)

‘This is a disc of mainstream, conservative Anglican music, yet also of works which have stayed in the repertory as they are cracking good ones … here too are consistently cracking good performances from WAC with a generous measure of clarity, sensitivity and, where appropriate, drama’ (MusicWeb International)