‘A formidable pianist … Kinderman's exemplary clarity allows us to hear every detail of the amazing score and to marvel afresh at its beauty and sheer ingenuity’ (The Sunday Times)
‘William Kinderman is the scholar-performer to whom Alfred Brendel entrusts his programme notes … and the author of a recent Beethoven monograph … [This playing] takes an expansive delight in the music's wonder-filled journey … toughened by the many insights his research has yielded … not to be missed’ (The Times)
‘Two budget recordings of this underrated mass stand out … My own favourite, the more dramatic 1995 version conducted by Matthew Best. He conjures a prayerful mood for the Kyrie and Andante, and a fierce exultation in the Gloria and Credo. Orchestra and chorus are incisive, and the balance ensures that you hear all Beethoven's woodwind detail, not least his inspired touches of bassoon colouring’ (The Daily Telegraph)
