‘Here, surely, is the jewel in the crown of Hyperion's absorbing series … a flawless marriage of composer, performance, recording and presentation … for here is a scintillating wit and ebullience that will make lesser technicians and stylists weep with envy … as magisterial as it is ear … tickling and affectionate, his playing glows with warmth … and pulses with the most nonchalant glitter in the finale … throughout, haunting melodies are embroidered with the finest pianistic tracery and, once again, the performance is bewitching … Hough’s caressing, fine … spun tone and long … breathed phrasing are a model for singers as well as pianists’ (Gramophone)

‘A glitteringly worthy addition to the Hyperion series … Stephen Hough exhibits dazzling flair in showpiece concertos by Sauer and Scharwenka – and plenty of stamina … Hough plays throughout with exhilarating momentum and dazzling technical address. I doubt whether any CD has so many double octave passages as this, but he never wearies, and his response to both works is as many-sided as the music itself … not to be missed, on any account’ (Classic CD)

‘Stephen Hough’s punchy, glittering account [of the Scharwenka] is electrifying, his precision and rhythmic élan, especially in the terrifying finale, is beyond praise’ (International Record Review)

‘A first class Hyperion recording’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘Here are two long-neglected piano concertos that will thrill and delight you … Stephen Hough’s playing of it confirms his place as one of the half dozen greatest piano technicians of our time … Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concerto survey has never had a more distinguished protagonist than Stephen Hough’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘The pianism of Hough leaves one breathless. His technique is fabulous, and tasteful phrasing wonderfully sensitive to the needs of the period … musts for fans of 19th-century virtuosity’ (In Tune, Japan)

‘Such an impressive work—why haven't we heard it before? … Scatlatti's take on the story of David and Goliath is as dramatic as any early opera and it receives a performance to do it justice here’ (MusicWeb International)

‘De Marchi knows exactly how to keep things moving, and his performers are first class … especially memorable is David's prayer 'Tu mihi supernum aeterne rex', which provides Invernizzi with an opportunity to soar celestially above flowing musical lines, in one of Scarlatti's most inspired melodic creations, a shining oasis of calm in the midst of pugnacious full-textured activity’ (International Record Review)

‘This is Academia Montis Regalis's third and most convincing Italian Baroque oratorio recording for Hyperion, and a fine addition to the elder Scarlatti's discography’ (Gramophone)

'A really worth-while extension of the brass ensemble repertoire … recommended unreservedly' (MusicalPointers.co.uk)» More

'Highly recommended for contemporary music audiences, students of world music and virtuoso performers interested in new experiences in collaboration' (AllMusic, USA)» More

‘There is a meaty flamboyance to both these concertos, giving them a personality of their own. Seta Tanyel brings to them an impressive strength of purpose and a rhapsodic lyrical spirit that project the music with appealing panache’ (The Daily Telegraph)