‘The Nash’s playing is simply outstanding and makes the best possible case for giving many of these works a permanent place in the repertoire’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘An entrancing voyage of discovery’ (Gramophone)

‘Lawrence Power's beautiful and mellow playing … [Suite for viola and small orchestra] This gorgeous and fascinatingly structured piece’ (The Herald)

‘Lawrence Power plays with a tone as dark as a cello, and a technique as agile as a violinist's: the ideal combination … decidedly a favourite disc of 2011’ (The Observer)

‘Lawrence Power is the perfect advocate for both works, with his rich, warm, sensuous tone and flamboyant virtuosity … Brabbins and the BBC NOW are in complete sympathy with his musical aims’ (The Sunday Times)

‘Lawrence Power's playing is wonderfully varied, at times delicate and poetical, at others broad, passionate and generous … Power (and Brabbins, who exercises his usual imaginative flair and masterly orchestral control in this repertoire) is at his best in the Suite of 1934. Here the very sound of the viola seems to articulate that quintissential voice of the composer … this is a 'must-have' for all lovers of Vaughan Williams and British music in general!’ (Gramophone)

‘Lawrence Power is one of the pre-eminent viola soloists performing today … his performances here are everything you would expect, and the support he gains from Martyn Brabbins and the Welsh orchestra and chorus are first class’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘A most worthwhile enterprise, strongly recommended’ (Fanfare, USA)

'En todo momento, los cantores de Layton demuenstran un dominio total y lenguaje musical de Vaughan Williams … Un hermoso disco' (CD Compact, Spain)

«Une réussite artistique exemplaire» (Répertoire, France)

‘This new Vaughan Williams collection complements the Holst Singers' critically acclaimed 1993 CD of Holst partsongs (CDH55171) and is equally impressive … masterly, but also supremely musical … the Shakespeare settings are outstanding … the Holst Singers … sing with a spellbinding sense of atmosphere and crystal-clear textures. Strongly recommended for all admirers of Vaughan Williams and fine choral work’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Strongly recommended!’ (Fanfare, USA)