"This is the truest musical inspiration miraculously caught on the wing. One hesitates before describing any new recording of Beethoven as historic, but on any count this set is so. Barenboim and Klemperer, young and old in equal enthusiasm, bring a new revelation of the Beethoven concertos. I cannot think of another cycle that so consistently rivets the attention." —Gramophone

The intimate chamber works beautifully recorded here are a first-rate example of the melodic creativity that gripped the Baroque world.

"Few have done as much to revive the sensibility and thereby the stature of early English music as Anthony Rooley and his Consort of Musicke." —The Guardian

"The brass quintet delivers stellar performances, making this record a joyous celebration of the land of the free." —All Music Guide

Kevin Bowyer, like the landscape gardener, Capablility Brown, has an analytical mind which can assess a score's potential. He also has a warm heart, which seeks every opportunity of humanising music which might seem unduly cerebral. -Classic CD

"Kevin Bowyer, like the landscape gardener, Capablility Brown, has an analytical mind which can assess a score's potential. He also has a warm heart, which seeks every opportunity of humanising music which might seem unduly cerebral." —Classic CD

"[Fisk] emulates the most intrepid gymnasts of the violin fingerboard with a technical authority that is nothing short of amazing." —Strad

Kevin Bowyer, like the landscape gardener, Capablility Brown, has an analytical mind which can assess a score's potential. He also has a warm heart, which seeks every opportunity of humanising music which might seem unduly cerebral. -Classic CD

"Rhythmic vivacity, precision and bright, focused, and direct tone." —New York Times

"He was at his best: relaxed, sensitive and spontaneous. Mr. Brendel captured the music's fantastical elements in his vibrant yet lucidly structured performance." —The New York Times

"This version has no rival... Not to be missed." —Penguin Guide

"All the zest, technical panache, feeling for color, and rhythmic alacrity we could hope for." —Classics Today