‘Profoundly moving’ (Gramophone)

‘Performances like these don't come along very often; each one is an absolute winner, and with rich, atmospheric recording quality the satisfaction is of a very special quality’ (CDReview)

‘It would be hard to find an interpreter more beautifully suited to the Blake Songs than John Mark Ainsley’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Hyperion could have no better champion here than John Mark Ainsley. With beautifully sensitive playing from the Nash Ensemble, his clean, mellifluous tenor draws us in to the hidden riches of this marvellous music’ (Amazon.co.uk)

‘Superbly sung. A warm recommendation’ (International Record Review)

‘John Mark Ainsley’s voice has exactly the right timbre for this music. First-rate. A most desirable disc. Very strongly recommended’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘John Mark Ainsley's performance is among his best on record in these austerely beautiful, imaginatively scored settings’ (Gramophone)

‘Christopher Maltman at all times sings beautifully, capturing the emotions behind the words and music, and is ably accompanied by Roger Vignoles. As is their custom, Hyperion completes this superior production with intelligent annotation and complete texts’ (American Record Guide)

'In the Concerto she finds a convincing interplay between period-style non-vibrato and dreamy sensuality; and The Lark Ascending's opening solo searches out an extreme degree of musical space in a way that's at once daring and mesmerising, while the supple flow of the main sections is beautifully judged' (BBC Music Magazine)» More

'Waley-Cohen's playing is memorable for the confident, earthy grit balancing its sweetness' (Sinfini Music)» More

‘Hyperion have done a great service in giving it to the listeners … one can have only the utmost gratitude’ (Gramophone)

‘Superbly performed and recorded … this is a deep delight for RVW devotees’ (CDReview)