‘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)

‘Had the English Orpheus been a trumpeter, this is how he might have played’ (Early Music Review)

‘Delightful’ (The Sunday Times)

‘Top Ten of the Year’ (The Guardian)

'Though Silvia Tro Santafé is no newcomer in the recording stakes this was my first encounter with her and this recital has definitely whetted the appetite for more' (MusicWeb International)» More

'An impressive voice and sound vocal technique … I should welcome a disc of Handel arias and/or a Rossini recital from her' (International Record Review)

‘Shelley, who as a conductor has recorded all of Spohr's symphonies, plays this music masterfully. Hyperion's recording is faultless. What's not to like?’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Spohr's piano sonata is rarely heard and there is much to commend in it … a work that is lyrically and melodically dominated throughout, and with some ravishing modulations among its highlights … Onslow's works are well deserving of an audience … the Toccata is very enjoyable … once again, Shelley has done us a service in resurrecting long-forgotten works and performing them with such consummate skill and good taste. The notes and Hyperion's recording quality are of an exemplary standard’ (International Record Review)

‘Shelley plays this music with consummate artistry, making light of its technical difficulties and investing it with all the Romantic charm and ardour it needs. It's captured in excellent quality sound’ (BBC Music Magazine)