«Marc-André Hamelin, aussi à l’aise dans les déferlements rythmiques que dans les moments suspendus du temps, nous offer là un disque superbe» (Répertoire, France)

‘A provocative collection, brilliantly played and splendidly engineered’ (International Piano)

‘Marc-André Hamelin plays magisterially, as ever. He clearly loves this music’ (International Record Review)

‘Marc-André Hamelin plays Ornstein’s music with commanding savoir-faire’ (The Irish Times)

‘This is an essential release … realized with the dazzling virtuosity and preternatural clarity that we have come to expect from the enterprising Canadian … this exhausting, diverse, and technically astonishing recording is not one that I would gladly be without’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Stimulating and frequently astonishing music, ultimately unlike anyone else's’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘A tremendous tribute to a fascinating figure in 20th-century music’ (The Daily Telegraph)

„Marc-André Hamelin und dem Pacifica Quartett scheint diese im Übermaß zur Verfügung zu stehen. Eine wichtige Veröffentlichung!“ (Concerti, Germany)» More

‘Programmed with Peter Holman's usual ingenuity and originality’ (Goldberg)

‘I'm sure that if it wasn't for the pioneering series of recordings named The English Orpheus we would find ourselves less the richer for the discoveries this series has brought to our notions of English musical heritage’ (The Organ)

‘With the programme arranged by play rather than chronology, creating an alluring stylistic variety within its 100-or-so-year span, and excellent sound, music for Shakespeare doesn't come much better than this’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The Parley of Instruments, Rachel Brown, director Peter Holman and the Hyperion recording team all deserve applause’ (Gramophone)