Reviews

'Catriona Morison has an ideal voice for Lied - straight, intense and with a distinctive personality ... she transforms each of the 25 songs she has selected for this album into a delicious gem of unmistakable individuality.'

'This emotional dimension of the programme results in a performance of extreme refinement, marked by a warm sensitivity.'

'... she is a true virtuoso of one of the most unforgiving of instruments, equally at home in the long legato lines of Richard Strauss as she is in the acrobatics-without-a-safety-net of the Schumann Konzertstück.'

Diapason Découverte: 'He offers a vision of this opus that is not only masterful (impeccable intonation, first-rate bowing technique) but also highly inspired.'

'... in a recital probing love and loss ... Morison’s mezzo basks in an almost inextinguishable warmth and radiance ...'

'Excellent performances, clear and detailed, provided by the Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Rory Macdonald: they are also the only ones available today.'

Opera Choice: 'Ravishing, exhilarating and uniquely beautiful.'

'The most arresting works on the program are perhaps the ones that offer the greatest variety of vocal and instrumental color. The effect is breathtaking. What a delightful recording!'

'... no Handel lover should regard Arcangelo’s more intimate performance, meticulously prepared and superbly executed, as second best. Fans of Sandrine Piau, of course, will need no prompting.'