‘An interesting and compellingly played disc of offbeat repertoire. Strongly recommended’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘This disc is chock-full of music I have never heard before. Without exception it is attractive, imaginative, and beautifully played … Lidström and Forsberg put us in their debt with this disc’ (American Record Guide)

‘This is wonderful. Unfamiliar yet instantly captivating repertoire leaves you wondering why you'd never heard this music before, especially when performed with the compelling advocacy and stunning bravura brought by Mats Lidström and Bengt Forsberg … This is a release of the highest distinction and significance, faultlessly played and atmospherically recorded … Very highly recommended’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Cellists should rejoice, and so should those who know Benjamin Godard only from the Jocelyn Berceuse and Léon Boëllmann from the Suite Gothique. First-rate digital sound’ (Gramophone)

‘Wonderfully attractive’ (American Record Guide)

‘It is difficult to conceive of more stylish playing or more sympathetic recording … this perfect disc offers frequent unexpected delights’ (Hi-Fi News)

‘A pleasure throughout, and even more so to have the rare cello sonata in addition to more familiar works. Hyperion have done it again—filling gaps in the market and proving their choice right!’ (Lark Reviews)

«L’interprétation de l’Orchestre de la BBC écossaise est vaillante et franche, dynamique et structurée, sous la baguette convaincue de Martyn Brabbins» (Diapason, France)

‘Hyperion, a company that is practically unsurpassed in the realm of quality productions, comes through here with their customary shade of perfection. We owe this fine label tremendous gratitude for superb recorded sound, excellent scholarly notes, and most of all, an introduction to some wonderful music that has for far too long been consigned to obscurity. Recommended without a moment’s hesitation’ (MusicWeb International)

‘Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra supply entertaining performances, with the strings sounding particularly lovely, and Hyperion’s recording is very good. These works are a wonderful find’ (Hi-Fi Plus)

‘Dazzlingly orchestrated with wall-to-wall gorgeous tunes, sumptuously recorded … lovers of rich, red-blooded, melancholy Russian music should seek it out. A real barnstormer’ (The Herald)

‘Here are two truly remarkable Russian symphonies that you have never heard before, thrillingly played and resoundingly recorded – a rich Slavic repast you will definitely want to have in your collection’ (American Record Guide)