‘Philippe Graffin is a very stylish violinist who does full justice to these scores. The same can be said for the orchestra and Martyn Brabbins’ (American Record Guide)

«L'idée était également excellente de la part du label anglais Hyperion d'intercaler entre les deux Messes, en une sorte d'intermède, trois beaux Motets de jeunesse de Jongen, qui complètent de manière adéquate et séduisante le portrait du compositeur liégeois le plus important» (anaclase.com)

‘The choir is in fine fettle here: the sound is focused and well integrated top to bottom and it can bring forth huge climaxes and truly soft passagework equally well. With such forces at his disposal, Hill can bring out the considerable nuances in the piece … I cannot imagine it being better done than here’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘This is a wonderful disc bringing a collection of rarely heard, let alone recorded, devotional works to light … [Messe en l'honneur du Saint-Sacrement] is an engaging work … subtle both in the strains of variety within and the expressive power the music adds to the text … Jongen's motet on 1895, Pie Jesu, shows treble Alexander Robarts on angelic form set against the organ … the Choir of St John's College Cambridge under David Hill are on terrific form. London City Brass know how to bring off a good flourish when they see one, while organist Paul Provost works tirelessly throughout to provide the backbone of musical thought on a disc much worth your while’ (The Organ)

‘David Hill is to be congratulated for exploring this unfamiliar repertoire and then presenting it in such confident performances’ (International Record Review)

‘Effective and forceful performances … I particularly enjoyed the more intimate textures at the end of the Peeters' Agnus Dei. The few extra solo items, featuring Tom Gould on the violin, are charming too’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Superb’ (Early Music)

‘This fascinating and compelling CD gives us a rare chance to explore genuine compositions by Josquin alongside several of disputed authorship’ (BBC Music Magazine)

'The King's Singers have regularly changed personnel since their inception four decades ago, but are essentially the same now as then: an accomplished close-harmony group specialising in the intimate approach and in clever reharmonisations of familiar things. In this Christmas programme, recorded live last year at Cadogan Hall, arrangers include Brian Kay (Gaudete) and Bob Chilcott (What Child Is This?), Gordon Langford (Jingle Bells and his time-honoured, uproarious version of Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly), John Rutter (Stille nacht), Carl Davis (Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow) and Geoffrey Keating (The 12 Days of Christmas)' (The Observer)

'You can pull a lot of sneaky tricks in recording studios nowadays to correct pitch and phrasing, bur this live recording suggests The King's Singers don't need them: their standards of tuning and ensemble are as formidably high as ever, and there's an extra expressivity and sense of relaxation which make me actually prefer hearing them in the live environment. The repertoire here is mainly traditional, arranged for six voices. Stand-out moments include Tchaikovsky's thoughtful The Crown of Roses, Lawson's gentle Lullay my Liking and Pierpont's hyperactively jolly Jingle Bells, which they whizz through as though the words 'technically challenging' had vanished from the dictionary' (BBC Music Magazine)

‘As beautiful as anything you will hear this festive season’ (Yorkshire Post)

„Hamelin's refinement, jaw-dropping virtuosity and sense of sheer fun combine to make the whole lot both irresistible and simply unbelievable. With Hamelin around, who needs Horowitz?“ (Piano, Germany)