‘You're unlikely to find more sympathetic and committed performances than these: Tanja Becker-Bender's phrasing of Respighi's long lines and her range and subtlety of colour give both Sonatas every chance to make their mark. She is admirably partnered by Péter Nagy’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘What a strikingly inventive work the D minor Sonata is, particularly when played with such passion, purity of tone and poignancy as it is on this disc … a revelatory programme, performed with rare panache’ (Gramophone)

‘His tone and phrasing echoes of a golden age … a champagne disc—fizz and finesse’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘One of the most dazzling records to have come my way for many years … he has technique to burn and his pungency and force are things to marvel at … mercifully free from the increasingly stale competition circuit, Grosvenor’s is, at least, a talent in a thousand’ (Gramophone)

‘Piano wunderkind Benjamin Grosvenor programmes Gershwin alongside roughly contemporary pieces … [the Ravel Piano Concerto's] playful, jazzy manner is clearly beholden to Gershwin, particularly in the clarinet and woodwind opening, but Grosvenor and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic achieve a fine balance between its urban bustle and more reflective passages’ (The Independent)

‘It is hard to imagine Barritt, Lester and Herrick being bettered’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Stephen Rice’s authoritative booklet notes are a valuable resource when it comes to placing the music in its historical context and delving further into the complexities of its creation, but the expressive warmth and sonority of Cinquecento’s voices, superbly recorded, are the source to which you will want to return for more and more. Superbly unified, the dynamic shading which brings forth leading voice lines and gently points to significant harmonic shifts are done so naturally that the music seems to enter your soul through some kind of osmosis rather than something so banal as mere listening’ (MusicWeb International)

‘Cinquecento give a more finely blended and balanced performance than I have yet heard from them, with spacious legato lines, breadth of vision and appreciation of the architecture and majestic solemnity of Richafort's 6-part polyphony, framed by gorgeous works by Josquin, his probable master. Vividly sung and recorded’ (Choir & Organ)

‘Cinquecento's sound has a magic of its own’ (Gramophone)

‘Musically inspired by Josquin, this is a majestic, expansive requiem … the shades of mourning are illuminated by moments of light and serenity—glimpses of a sublime hereafter. Cinquecento captures the work's meditative quality to profound effect, the all-male vocal ensemble creating an aptly plangent sonority and a tone of high seriousness … the group can also produce all the opulence and bloom of a much larger ensemble. Throughout, the singing is exquisitely controlled: arching polyphonic lines are beautifully shaped, textural contrasts subtly enhanced, never over-dramatised, and the voices—silken and effortless—seem to be suspended in amber’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Not only do the performances here range from genuine tenderness … to majestic splendour, but the balance is perfect and the melodic lines are absolutely clear, so that every detail of Richafort's remarkable contrapuntal writing can be heard … the other works on the disc are given similarly wonderful performances … Cinquecento's imploring rendition of the masterpiece that is Miserere mei, Deus is surely perfect in the way it balances a profound understanding, and projection, of its intricate counterpoint with its vast melodic sweep … if I could nominate this recording as 'Outstanding' twice over, I would do, for I have run out of superlatives. It is, quite simply, sublime’ (International Record Review)

'Guitar virtuoso Charles Ramirez is on supple, sensitive form on this collection of Rodrigo suites' (The Independent)