‘The whole production is excellent and I cannot recommend this new disc more highly’ (Organists' Review)

‘This recording gets to the very heart of Handel in a most human and convincing way. All the soloists are excellent, needless to say’ (CDReview)

'lnterpretación perfecta' (El Correo Español)

‘A first rate work … this is easily one of the best of the year and perhaps the best Handel recording of 1999’ (Goldberg)

‘This pure Baroque beauty is a dramatic piece rich in short, tuneful airs, each more beautiful than the last. Few Handel vocal works give me such enduring pleasure’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘Robert King's affection for the work shines out from every number’ (Classic CD)

‘Unfailingly excellent’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This delightful set … must surely rank as one of the discs of the year’ (The Scotsman)

‘L'Allegro would with little doubt be one of my desert island pieces, all the most so after listening to this first truly complete recording of Handel's delectable pastotal ode. Enjoy!’ (Gramophone)

‘One of Handel's loveliest English works, full of the pastoral delights of Acis and Galatea and some of his most sublime vocal inspirations’ (The Sunday Times)

'Handel lovers can hardly fail to enjoy the mingled finesse and hedonistic delight of this new recording, its attractions enhanced by a stimulating essay from Handel scholar Ruth Smith' (Gramophone)

‘One of the most attractive ever on disc’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)