‘The tremendous sweep of Frank Bridge's chamber music is beautifully captured in this revelatory CD … the Goldner Quartet really understand this music and with masterly pianist Piers Lane throw welcome light on a neglected page of British music’ (The Observer)

‘Bridge's musical personality shines through in the sweeping phrases, tinged with a certain brooding quality … the performance by Piers Lane and the Goldner Quartet is very fine, with a particularly strong sense of musical line … this newcomer on Hyperion is especially welcome’ (International Record Review)

‘[Fourth Quartet] is arguably Bridge's most rivetingly cogent and harmonically bracing statement, evincing a deftness, compassion, and unerring intellectual scope that beg comparison with the greatest 20th-century examples in the medium … these unfailingly sympathetic, flexible and exhilaratingly assured performances (that of the Quartet, on balance, the finest to date) have been most truthfully captured by the microphones; Bridge's cataloguer Paul Hindmarsh provides the scholarly annotation … this is clearly a release to investigate, as well as a distinguished addition to the steadily growing Bridge discography’ (Gramophone)

‘This is an absolutely splendid disc, with powerful, committed performances that illuminate Bridge's mastery of chamber music’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Playing of exceptional eloquence and sensitivity. The Hyperion recording is altogether superb, in the demonstration bracket’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘The performances catch the subtly shifting moods … and the recordings sound as atmospheric and sensitively balanced as when they first appeared, 13 years ago. A very worthwhile reissue’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Throughout it is melodious, harmonically rich, rhythmically and texturally alive, and deliciously textured in its scoring … a fabulous release’ (Birmingham Post)

‘The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, sing superbly under the expert direction of Stephen Layton; wonderful quiet, melting legato phrases and passionate forte sections. The composer himself, playing the Gloucester Cathedral organ, provides impeccable accompaniments and stunning improvisations. I can confidently say that this recording is one of the finest CDs of sacred choral and organ music you’ll ever hear. I’m not ashamed to say I had tears in my eyes; listeners who are churchgoers and nonbelievers alike will find this disc a profoundly moving experience’ (Gramophone)

‘Prestigiously presented and well thought through. Golden nostalgia with fidelity to a long departed but by many still cherished past. Riches indeed!’ (MusicWeb International)

'Espléndido disco' (CD Compact, Spain)

‘The noble but under-rated tradition of British light music played to the manner born by Corp and his band who, if anything, improve on the original recordings’ (Classic CD)

‘For light music specialist and general music lover alike, this collection should prove pure delight’ (Gramophone)