‘Only the most pure and precise of choral groups can raise Arvo Pärt's work to its optimum level of expression. Polyphony and its conductor Stephen Layton make ideal interpreters’ (Financial Times)

‘This Polyphony recital has been carefully thought-out, and deserves the accolades, notably for the quiet singing and the engulfing, resonant sound. Notes are excellent, and the experience would probably, for 78 minutes, make a believer of an asteroid’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘A triumph … warm melodies and bursts of colourful chords … sublime, ethereal beauty … Polyphony's is a gorgeous performance’ (Gramophone)

‘The heartfelt conviction of these pieces registers profoundly with Stephen Layton, who draws sublime singing from Polyphony … the choir's pursuit of perfection ideally complements the sheer beauty of the music’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘This is one of the most impressive discs I can recall from this choir’ (Fanfare, USA)

'Magnifico disco, en todos los aspectos' (Scherzo, Spain)

‘Balm to the troubled soul’ (The Good CD Guide)

‘Marvellously poetic music … a record of rare distinction’ (Gramophone)

‘Beautiful and impeccable performances. A valuable and important document’ (Organists' Review)

‘Exquisitely done, with just the right feeling for the composer's insouciance and wit’ (Gramophone)

‘Strongly recommended!’ (Fanfare, USA)

'Un muy bonito disco' (Ritmo, Spain)