‘This is a welcome discovery or recovery for lovers of Romantic music’ (Contemporary Review)

‘All of the music on this disc is absolutely delightful’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘The most enjoyable and successful pair of revivals since Stephen Hough's award-winning resurrection of Sauer's No 1 and Scharwenka's 4th. Life-enhancing minor masterpieces in superb sound and dashing, committed performances’ (Classic CD)

‘In his wonderfully detailed if somewhat technical notes Stephen Rice, the conductor of the Brabant Ensemble, looks into the many facets of the technical and musicological background to these little known works … [by] Brumel—a very significant figure in renaissance music … it’s very welcome as a fine addition to the catalogue’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘The Tallis Scholars bring to this performance of Brumel's 'Earthquake' Mass … their faultless sixteenth-century technique and their wide experience of renaissance music. In addition, the clean acoustics of the parish church of Salle in Norfolk provide them with ideal sound conditions for tackling music of such complexity. Indeed, the lines are easily distinguished and the overall effect is one of controlled precision and perfection … the inclusion by Phillips of Brumel's two wonderful deep-toned Good Friday Lamentations is greatly to be welcomed and the composer's solemn Mode II Magnificat setting was a brilliant choice with which to round off this fine recording’ (Gramophone)

‘The Nash Ensemble's performances are top-drawer, remarkably so with the various string groupings; as usual, the Hyperion recording leaves nothing to be questioned’ (The New Zealand Herald)

‘Powerfully emotional works, performed here by The Nash Ensemble with passionate conviction and great attention to detail … an impressive achievement’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Ullmann's concentrated, sole surviving quartet breathes a rarefied air, every bar testifying to his complete mastery of quartet-writing’ (Gramophone)

‘These sharply contrasting pieces, played with typical Nash polish and intelligence, show there was no shared Theresienstadt style—just a collection of promising creative careers never allowed to reach fulfilment’ (The Guardian)

‘This important and satisfying album brings together works by four Jewish composers transported by the Nazis to the ghetto created in the Czech town of Terezin … Simon Broughton's excellent booklet note encourages further study of this extraordinary story … the superb musicians of The Nash Ensemble turn in performances of searing conviction and they have been beautifully recorded’ (International Record Review)

‘No composer would ever find a more responsive team’ (Gramophone)

‘Geoffrey Burgon … has found a niche in contemporary English choral music because he wants to communicate, to write music that people want to hear … this immensely appealing music is superbly sung by the Wells Cathedral Choir who prove to have excellent soloists. The vivid direction by Matthew Owens is greatly aided by David Bednall's creative organ contribution and Hyperion's first-class recording in the cathedral. A disc well worth seeking out’ (Gramophone)