«Le label Hyperion a la bonne idée de regrouper en un coffret ses enregistrements consacrés à une bonne partie de l’œuvre symphonique du compositeur anglais Granville Bantock. Grand ami du fantasque compositeur Havergal Brian, Bantock vit sa gloire restaurée grâce à cette série d’enregistrements couverts de prix et de récompenses à leur sortie en disques séparés» (ResMusica.com, France)

«E'n revanche, tous les amoureux de la démesure, des grands climax et des tonalités superposées devraient trouver un bonheur immédiat à l’écoute de ce coffret. Une référence» (Classiqueinfo-disque.com)

‘What an achievement! Twenty-one late-romantic orchestral works in one box at mid-price or better. Bantock's lavish romanticism is superbly served by both artists and recording team. Discovery after discovery’ (MusicWeb International)

‘Bantock's prodigious output as a composer … rested in the long grass for decades until Vernon Handley's Hyperion recordings revealed the many qualities of Bantock's orchestral music. At its best, in works such as A Hebridean Symphony and The Cyprian Goddess, there's a richness of sound that recalls the tone poems of Strauss blended with shades of Wagner’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘Stunning recording and utterly convincing performances’ (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide)

‘The performances are stunning, the recordings most sumptuous’ (Gramophone)

‘Boy, do I like this disc. What a delight Bantock's music is—so full of vivid emotions, exotic flair, and elegant, lushly melodic writing’ (American Record Guide)

‘Luscious washes of sensual colour … ravishing harmonies’ (The Strad)

‘Performances on this recording are just too exhilarating for critical decorum. There is little reason to proclaim anything but heartfelt thanks to Hyperion for resurrecting another national musical treasure … a stunning issue. Pull the curtains, uncork a good bottle of wine, lie back in your favourite armchair and wallow in the wondrous perfection of it all. For me this is one of the CDs of the year’ (British Music Society Journal)

‘This glowingly atmospheric account of an unjustifiably neglected score is in every way a worthy successor to the three previous releases in this rewarding series. Another top quality release from the Hyperion stable’ (Classic CD)

‘Sappho is a bewitching song cycle in 10 sections, so succulently using the mezzo voice. Sapphic Poem is an equally gorgeous score superbly played by Lloyd Webber’ (Yorkshire Post)

‘This really is most welcome … an intoxicating celebration of love in all its guises … Sappho held me pretty spellbound, even on first acquaintance. No praise can be too high for Susan Bickley … [and] Tony Faulkner's stunningly natural engineering complements what is another triumphant addition to Hyperion's ongoing Bantock series’ (Gramophone)