‘This is thrilling music, rousingly performed by the orchestra and chorus. Even better are the central arias, which Carolyn Sampson sings with heart-easing grace and brilliant virtuosity. She is equally fluent in the Exsultate jubilate! rising up to a top C at the end that will have you cheering from your seat. And she sings both parts of the duet Sub tuum praesidium so beautifully as to still any disquiet at the fakery. Don't miss this’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘Sampson confirms her growing reputation in 18th-century music with delectable performances, fresh and limpid of tone, stylish and shapely of phrase. The reams of coloratura in Exsultate jubilate! are truly joyous, not merely accurate … prompt, polished orchestral playing and first-rate choral singing set the seal on a delightful and enterprising birthday offering’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘For freshness, insight and sheer beauty of tone and phrase, this new disc takes the palm … it's pure joy from first to last and I urge you to add it to your shelves’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘These are deeply musical performances, perceptive and satisfying, of two masterpieces’ (International Record Review)

‘It is in fact clear from the opening that this is a performance to reckon with, exemplified by its careful measured tempo, its poise and its subtle handling of the balance between strings and piano. A real winner, this disc; warmly recommended’ (Gramophone)

‘The Leopold Trio gives a crisp, clear and engaging performance’ (The Strad)

‘Listening to these brand new Hyperion performances by The Leopold String Trio and pianist Paul Lewis got me thinking about elegance in a new way … There isn't a harsh note in the entire recording … These performances have flair and panache. I can remember no recording that presents these two masterful quartets so gracefully rendered as this one by The Leopold String Trio and Lewis’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Truly excellent’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘One of the happiest musical unions of recent times—stylish, spirited and spontaneous’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Admirers of the Salomon Quartet's 'authentic' approach to Mozart will be glad to learn that their versions of the 'Haydn' Quartets … are now available in a 3-CD boxed set at a slightly reduced price’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘They strike me as the musical equivalent of a breath of fresh spring air’ (The Records and Recording)

‘They strike me as the musical equivalent of a breath of fresh spring air’ (The Records and Recording)