‘Cherish this glowing collection of near-masterpieces, played with the utmost sensitivity and panache by the Gaudiers and the always wonderful Susan Tomes’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Certainly worthy of reissue; midprice doesn't indicate second-best’ (Early Music Review)

‘Fascinating and appealing, up to the usual standard of this label’ (Hi-Fi News)

‘I guarantee you will listen to this at one sitting because you just can't bear to turn it off’ (Which CD)

‘Peter Holman's flair for drama illuminates the evocative settings of these lesser-known composers. Both conducting and sound quality capture the nuances of textures, registers and sonorities’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Performances throughout are shapely and sensitive, the production is refined and the balance truthful. Fans of this colourful figure should acquire forthwith’ (Gramophone)

‘There is some gorgeous music here. All these works contain a fund of attractive melody. Music as directly appealing as this warrants a place in any collection of British music’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Once again our gratitude to Hyperion, and to Vernon Handley, for recording a hidden treasure’ (Gramophone)

‘Sumptuous’ (Hi-Fi News)

‘Truly one of the great French song cycles of the first quarter of this century’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Utterly seductive music with depth, sensitively performed. Highly recommended’ (Classic CD)

‘Indispensable’ (CDReview)