‘The vocal quality is very fine, not to say superb, and when the music calls for an extrovert approach (as do Byrd’s Vigilate or, very differently, Dunstable’s four-voice Veni Sancte Spiritus) the singers respond with an athleticism and a feel for pacing that isn’t perhaps so common. The close miking does justice to the contrapuntal details, maintaining clarity in all but the densest writing’ (Gramophone)

‘The Gesualdo Six offer a collection of 17 Renaissance English motets, sung with precision, perfect balance and glowing warmth under the direction of Owain Park. Byrd’s Vigilate is delivered with suitably vital urgency, while Sheppard’s Libera nos, salva nos I unfolds with quiet, stately grandeur. This is singing at its most contained and intimate’ (The Observer)

‘The vocal quality is very fine, not to say superb, and when the music calls for an extrovert approach (as do Byrd’s Vigilate or, very differently, Dunstable’s four-voice Veni Sancte Spiritus) the singers respond with an athleticism and a feel for pacing that isn’t perhaps so common. The close miking does justice to the contrapuntal details, maintaining clarity in all but the densest writing’ (Gramophone)

‘The Gesualdo Six offer a collection of 17 Renaissance English motets, sung with precision, perfect balance and glowing warmth under the direction of Owain Park. Byrd’s Vigilate is delivered with suitably vital urgency, while Sheppard’s Libera nos, salva nos I unfolds with quiet, stately grandeur. This is singing at its most contained and intimate’ (The Observer)

‘Falla has fallen from fashion in recent years, but with this magnificent recording pianist Garrick Ohlsson shows exactly why the composer deserves urgent rehabilitation … Ohlsson’s playing is beautifully voiced and balanced, evoking an orchestra in full flood and with an unerring and irresistible sense of rhythm … like the best Flamenco, this artistry is dignified, poised, focused and magisterial … and the sound quality is nothing less than you would expect of Hyperion’s piano CDs at their best’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More

‘The restrained insistence of Dazeley’s singing proves persuasive in music that balances ornate imagery with stripped-back simplicity of expression. Martineau, meanwhile, lets every note tell with his customary subtlety … another fine issue in what is proving to be a most admirable series. I look forward to the rest of it’ (Gramophone)

‘James O'Donnell and the Westminster singers really understand this music and make a fine case for Ludford being a true (if neglected) master of polyphony … their greatest skill is shown in their handling of the intricacies of the Videte mass, with its ecstatic running exchanges at 'Domine Deus' in the Gloria and the ethereal visions of the Agnus Dei’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘If ever a Mozart recording were self-recommending, this is it. The first four volumes of the French-Russian duo’s complete sonata cycle came close to my Mozartian ideal. This final instalment, again juxtaposing early, middle and late works, fulfils every expectation … 'a set that will surely become the modern reference recording' wrote David Threasher after Vol 4, a claim I would enthusiastically endorse after this superlative final volume’ (Gramophone)

‘The two-piano transcription is arguably as exhilarating as the full orchestration, and Andsnes and Hamelin offer a reading that is in turns thrilling, unsettling and beautiful … captured in detail via the superior sound recording’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More

‘Any thoughts that these arrangements, even though they are made by the composer, might lack for colour and vibrancy, are disarmed by Ohlsson’s wonderful artistry … a recital that is in many ways a revelation and with numerous calls on the attention’ (Classical Source)» More

'El director Stephen Rice … ha confegit un repertori bellíssim que s’adequa perfectament amb el vitalisme de les veus del The Brabant Ensemble. Aquesta és una interpretació magistral de peces sagrades, eternes, immortals de suggeriments infinits. L’estil del conjunt vocal és incomparable I inobjectable' (Sonograma, Catalonia)» More

‘The performances here are lovely: flowing, well balanced, and emotionally generous but never self-indulgent. Special guest violist Lawrence Power blends perfectly with his colleagues, and cellist András Fejér deserves special mention for clarifying Brahms always critically important bass lines … Hyperion’s engineering is very fine. If you’re in the market for these works apart from the larger Brahms chamber music boxes, you can hardly do better than this release’ (Classics Today)» More