‘A good resumé of Stenz’s qualities, his confidence in handling massive forces and his affinity with music composed on the cusp of modernism; he’s at his best in passages such as the orchestral interlude that precedes the Song of the Wood Dove … and the Wild Hunt of the Summer Wind’ (The Guardian)

‘This music is clearly exceptionally close to Hewitt’s heart’ (Limelight, Australia)» More

‘Cologne’s Gürzenich Orchestra fits the bill, with glorious lower strings and searing woodwind solos; conductor Markus Stenz keeps the passion simmering, never lets it flag. Brandon Jovanovich sings a wistful king, Barbara Haveman a much-wronged queen; the choirs are tremendous and the concertmaster, Ursula Maria Berg, has a way of shifting the narrative that is rare in a work of this size’ (Sinfini Music)» More

‘Stephen Layton’s Polyphony are an always impressive choir of startling purity and clarity. This collection of 20th-century US material encompasses familiar pieces’ (The Guardian)» More

‘Liebeck's playing soon proves to be clean, tidy and free from undue mannerism … some soulful and evocative landscape painting at the start’ (The Strad)» More

‘This is the musical equivalent of a box of high-end chocolates, though one which you can happily consume without ill-effects’ (TheArtsDesk.com)» More

‘In the Cello Sonata stakes, the Grieg and Mendelssohn are perennials, the latter a masterpiece. Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough give it a superb outing … Hough’s Sonata is central to a very recommendable release’ (Classical Source)» More

‘Ibragimova brings a ferocious technique but, more importantly, a chameleon touch to music of extraordinarily expressive breadth’ (The Times)» More

'The King’s Singers bring this great monument of Italian music history to striding life. Their irresistible interpretations arise from the richness of the collection’s verse, the words and expressive energy of which register here with ringing clarity' (Sinfini Music)» More

‘Charmingly pastoral in a style that dates back almost a century, beautifully played here’ (Gramophone)

‘Coote luxuriates in these nostalgic songs, with their flowery allusions to erotic encounters, the beauty of youth and the transience of love … it is a truly mouthwatering selection’ (Sinfini Music)» More

‘Hewitt is a thinking musician, and her ventures into Romanticism are—what else?—eminently thoughtful’ (Fanfare, USA)» More