‘In the most immediate way, this disc provides scholarly context for one of Stravinsky’s most adventurous works. A splendidly invigorating account of his Russian wedding cantata, Les Noces, is preceded by the raw authenticity of Five Bridal Folksongs from the Voronezh District, given by the Voronezh Chamber Choir under Oleg Shepel. The segue into Stravinsky’s subtly transformed art-music, with its extraordinary bell-like accompaniment of percussion and four pianos, makes clear what he was all about. (This is the choral equivalent of The Rite of Spring.)’ (The Sunday Times)

‘This is memorable music-making’ (Gramophone)

‘If ever a style of performance were to bring people towards Stravinsky's church music, this is it’ (Organists' Review)

'With its unflagging direction, its strong sense of drama and its mostly impeccable singing, Gardiner is a serious contender for anyone wanting a version to put alongside the classic versions' (International Record Review)

'It makes sense that the conductor John Eliot Gardiner, a pioneer of the early music movement, and the impressive Monteverdi Choir, founded by Mr Gardner in 1964, would have a special feeling for the old-world musical elements of Oedipus Rex, all of which come through on this gripping recording taken from live performances with the London Symphony Orchestra last year' (The New York Times)

'Factor in tight, crisp playing by the LSO, the fine Jocasta of Jennifer Johnston and subtle string colouring in Apollon Musagète, and it adds up to a fine celebration' (Yorkshire Post)

'Recorded Petrushkas abound—and Fischer's is more than decently played … Liadov's character portraiture and colouristic orchestrations are admirably served in these BBC recordings' (The Guardian)» More

‘Ilan Volkov's performances are delightfully alert to the intricate stylistic matrices of the two works’ (The Irish Times)

‘The BBC Scottish Symphony plays wonderfully well for their departed chief conductor’ (The Guardian)

‘Figure after figure that is so lovely and inventive … Volkov offers brilliantly clear, high-energy accounts’ (The Sunday Times)

‘A ballet that has lyrical allure but also Stravinsky's characteristic dislocation of rhythm and citrus harmonies … Volkov has a sure ear for the ballet's momentum, colour and dynamism, and the BBC SSO plays it with precision and eloquent character’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘[Scènes de ballet] is attractive American-period Stravinsky before he moved towards serial techniques. Apart from the vivid sound quality, the balance in the new recording is much better with details such as the piano much clearer … this is an attractive coupling in Hyperion's admirable ballet series, produced with its usual finesse’ (Gramophone)