‘The hero of this performance is Swiss conductor Thierry Fischer who shows not only an understanding of Martin's sound world, but an ability to draw the most magical sounds from his excellent Dutch orchestra. With superbly involving sound, this cannot be recommended too highly’ (The New Zealand Herald)

‘Most suprising about this recording is its being the first complete account of an opera which, while hardly a mainstay of the immediate post-war repertoire, has a reputation and an intrinsic quality matched by relatively few such works from this period … the cast is a fine one, not least Robert Holl’s authoritative Prospero … Thierry Fischer secures a committed response from the Netherlands Radio forces, burnished strings and incisive woodwind … a near-definitive account of an opera whose take on The Tempest has yet to be equalled for sensitivity and insight’ (Gramophone)

‘Magnificent’ (Gramophone)

‘For connoisseurs of choral music this is an essential buy. Outstanding performances of two rarely heard 20th-century masterpieces’ (Classic CD)

‘Quite remarkable’ (International Record Review)

‘Both works are simply among the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. A most beguiling combination of melody and harmony, performed here with technical near-perfection and a magnificent range of emotional colour’ (Hi Fi Choice)

‘A work of surpassing beauty which will be a revelation to those who have not encountered it before, particularly in this fervent and inspired performance’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘Westminster Cathedral Choir here produces one of its most inspired offerings yet. This is one of the purest and finest choral recordings I have ever heard’ (Church Times)

‘Martin's Mass is a life-enhancing creation of enormous invention and fervour. The Requiem by Pizzetti is simply ravishing. The recordings are superb’ (Hi-Fi News)

‘I have been glued to my seat discovering this quite wonderful work [Pizzetti]. The performance needs no further reecommendation; it is utterly compelling’ (Organists' Review)

‘A recording of arresting immediacy and musical richness’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Gloriously sung. This certainly deserves to become a classic recording’ (BBC Record Review)