„Hamelin brilliert in jeder Nuance, jeder Phrase—emotionsgeladen und emphatisch den Ideen Feinbergs nachhorchend. Eine wunderbare Entdeckung, gepaart mit brillantem Spiel!“ (Piano, Germany)» More

‘It is difficult to imagine any living pianist other than Hamelin who could confront this music—music that is stranger than strange—with such compelling mastery, eloquence and lucidity. This is a major addition to Hamelin's unique discography … those of a nervous disposition should handle with care and take the sonatas in small doses … others will be left shaken and stirred. They will also be lost in wonder at Hamelin's truly phenomenal playing. Hyperion's sound is, as always, superb’ (International Piano)

‘The three symphonies here definitely reveal a substantial concert composer whose stylistic influences and allegiances—Sibelius, Malcolm Arnold and Walton come easily to mind—never prevent him writing very individual music … there's no doubt that Kenneth Woods and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales really enjoy themselves performing such personable and communicative music. The recorded sound is excellent too’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘[Salve celeberrima virgo] receives a consummately-crafted reading, its tangy ‘false relations’ never exaggerated or attention-seeking. The Mass, too, opens with a poised precision, every note suspended within a texture quietly reverential rather than overtly emotional. The leave-taking of the Agnus Dei is deeply affecting, and the euphonious swirling of the Osanna enchants’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This Italian's salute to his home country is inspired indeed’ (Gramophone)

‘This excellent series continues with a selection performed exquisitely by soprano Julia Kleiter. At the programme’s heart are Liszt’s unmissable four settings of Victor Hugo’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The Leonore Trio have made something of a habit of exploring the byways of the trio repertoire but none is more worthwhile than this disc … throughout the Leonore combine finesse with a palpable sense of enjoyment that is entirely engaging … we move via a strikingly touching slow movement [of No 2] to a finale of lightning-quick energy, demanding the quickest of reflexes, an ear for accentuation and tremendous dexterity, all of which the Leonore deliver in spades. Add to this the simple charm of the Serenade, beguilingly played by Benjamin Nabarro, and a typically informative note by Jeremy Nicholas, and you have a winner’ (Gramophone)

‘The two pieces at the heart of this release date from 2013, Matthews’s 60th year. They and the two shorter works reveal him at the height of his powers in both abstract and programmatic writing. Each is played with a winning combination of broad melodic sweep and finely observed detail by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Jac van Steen’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More

‘I cannot think of any pianist today who could surpass Steven Osborne in this music’ (MusicWeb International)» More

‘There are so many towering performances of these harrowing works … but I believe Steven Osborne caps them all: the greatness marked out in his Messiaen is absolutely confirmed in a disc of the decade (if you grant that it was recorded before the 2010s came to a close) … Hyperion’s sound never flinches from Osborne’s colossal bass in climaxes … this is legendary stuff’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘A really good performance. On one level Martyn Brabbins is superbly alert to the intricacies of the musical texture … on another level I’ve rarely, if ever, been so aware of this symphony as a subtle but sustained emotional narrative … here at last is a thoroughly recommendable modern version for anyone who as yet remains unpersuaded by the Pastoral. Brabbins’s Fourth has many of the same virtues, plus an edgy, uncomfortable intensity of its own … it’s all excellently recorded’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This is amazing—how did they make a recording that is so lifelike? Well, do it live: that’s how you do it! For me, the centre of this Ash Wednesday Evensong is the performance of Ne Irascaris by William Byrd, which is an extraordinary piece of music … the recording does capture the liveness, the atmosphere, everything you’d hope: you are transported by this’ (BBC Record Review)