‘To have these gorgeous works in such exquisitely animated, tonally rich and expressively wide-ranging performances as Plowright’s feels likes luxury indeed. Suk’s piano works have never been better served on disc, and this release will surely add to the renewed appreciation of this remarkable composer. Recording and presentation (with fine booklet notes from Jan Smaczny) are first-rate. Suk deserves no less!’ (The Europadisc Review)» More

‘On this disc is one of Charpentier's greatest works … his Litanies for the Virgin are extraordinary … it almost brings tears to my eyes’ (BBC Record Review)

‘I could drop the needle pretty much anywhere and enjoy what emerged, from Liszt and Sibelius to Elgar and Mompou … it's a delight from top to bottom, Hough's own gems included’ (BBC Record Review)

‘Hollingworth is good, he's really wringing some wonderful juiciness … out of this polyphony … what I love about Vivanco is that there is definitely a sense of personality here … there are all sorts of clever contrapuntal tricks going on underneath the surface’ (BBC Record Review)

‘In these glowing accounts Cohen lovingly reveals Charpentier’s fusion of French sensibility and Italian passion, the music’s rarefied spirituality finding natural expression in Arcangelo’s one-to-a-part vocal and instrumental ensemble. There’s a real sense of dedication, even ardour, behind these performances that hone the music’s dramatic intensity and harmonic expressivity … this is a beautifully recorded issue which highlights a wealth of vocal and instrumental detail, and the comprehensive booklet includes texts and translations’ (Classical Source)» More

‘A sensuous and colourful score … full of dramatic incident’ (BBC Record Review)

‘If I were choosing just one track, tricky, it would be Ernö Dohnányi’s C major Rhapsody (from Opus 11), an impetuous gem played with élan and, in the gloriously ‘big’ romantic melody that emerges, a generous and communicative heart. Fab! Excellent sound, too. Another couple of releases like this and Hough will have his own version of Your Hundred Best Tunes’ (Classical Source)» More

‘It takes a personality of flair now to serve up a few bonbons in a recital and Stephen Hough is a master of the art … the skills needed to bring off a programme like this include sparkling virtuosity and the nonchalance to suggest it was all nothing really. Hough has both, like that magician of the keyboard, Shura Cherkassky, in the previous generation’ (Financial Times)» More

‘A lovely recording … a perfect vehicle for the current incarnation of The Nash Ensemble and they don't disappoint’ (BBC Record Review)

‘You'll be putty in the hands of Messrs Boden and Degout. Beautiful sounds, wonderfully recorded as well’ (BBC Record Review)

‘Excellent recorded sound sets the seal on another outstanding issue from this outstanding team’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This is an impressive disc, which repays repeated listening and can stand comparison with many of the biggest names’ (Gramophone)