‘The recording is of exemplary clarity, warmth and truthfulness’ (Gramophone)

'A first recording here for The Four Quarters (2011), a masterly reflection on the diurnal cycle that ends with the fantastical The Twenty-Fifth Hour … each piece is full of memorable ideas and ingenious rhythmic and textural workings' (The Sunday Times)

‘A Cecilian smorgasbord of excellent music from two centuries’ (Audiophile Audition, USA)» More

‘Isserlis plays the original Cello Concerto and bravely offers it in a wholehearted, spine-tingling live performance’ (Financial Times)» More

‘Throughout the quartet performs with unwavering verve and polish’ (WQXR, USA)» More

‘The instrumental contribution of the seven players is … always impeccable. The sound quality is excellent, intimate and immediate’ (MusicWeb International)» More

'[Gergiev] brings out details in the score, and the third movement Serenade finds both him and Tamestit more characterful, with greater engagement with dynamics and phrasing' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Karen Cargill gives a gripping account of The Death of Cleopatra, clearly relishing the music's graphic portrayal of a woman in a state of mental torment … while Berlioz's extraordinary ending is fully realised through the brilliance of the LSO's string section' (Gramophone)

‘This generously-filled collection of chamber works provides a summary of the stages in the musical life of Frank Bridge—the Romantic, the folksong arranger and the austere … the members of the Nash Ensemble, in various combinations here, excel, with Ian Brown’s contribution at the piano worthy of particular note’ (MusicWeb International)» More

«Le couplage des deux concertos est idéal. Tanja Becker-Bender avait prouvé la perfection de sa technique et la musicalité de son jeu dans un excellent concerto de Reger … capable de conférer une certaine densité et un réel attrait à des pages, qui, avec d'autres, auraient pu paraître un simple exercice d'école» (Classica, France)» More

'Ed Lyon sings his long role with conviction. The voice is agile, a touch monochrome at times' (Gramophone)

'[An] authoritative performance, with uniformly excellent soloists and the sensitive organ playing of Jonathan Vaughn' (Choir & Organ)» More