‘There is a warm and intimate feeling about Allen’s treatment of these songs … Malcolm Martineau’s accompaniments are exemplary’ (Opera News)

‘Thomas Allen recalls happy evenings round the family piano and offers this well sung collection, which will strike a lost chord with many’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Done stylishly … by a great singer with a gorgeous voice’ (American Record Guide)

‘A persuasive case for the often sublime artistry of the humble parlour song … I found no trouble at all in listening to in continuously from start to finish. That no doubt has also much to do with the great gifts and skills of both artists’ (Gramophone)

‘I was amazed, listening to the rich warmth of Thomas Allen's voice, just how many of these songs I knew … Popular, enduring tunes encapsulating a golden era, honestly performed by one of the great baritones of our age’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘Grips the attention from beginning to end. Splendid stuff’ (RAM Magazine)

«Miah Persson sert remarquablement ces œuvres» (Classica, France)

«Pour une première rencontre, difficile de rêver mieux» (Diapason, France)

‘Gorgeously rich and charmingly expressive’ (The Independent)

‘Near perfection’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘A rare, effortless lyric voice, clear, and beautiful in tone’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘Everything about this disc is inviting … the kind of CD that makes you want to go back and listen again to almost every song … I cannot imagine them being better sung … it is typical of Hyperion to present both such material and such a promising singer’ (Gramophone)