“... It should particularly please those who love Gilbert and Sullivan and want a better idea of what the “serious” composer was writing when he wasn’t co-creating the world’s most enduring comic operas.”

“... Ben Johnson gives a glowing reading of the cycle [The Window] and is enchanting elsewhere, as in the ballad ‘Once Again’. One delight after another is found here, with a considerable variety of compositional style... The program is performed beautifully. Mary Bevan’s vocal radiance alone would make this release irresistible. Add to that the wonderful singing of Johnson and Riches and this is a program not to be missed. Give it a try...”

Performance ***          Recording***

“...Interesting listening...”

“... Norris’s singers reflect the directness of the music with a sincerity in performance that proves persuasive throughout.  The vocal challenges are greater than some might suppose... Mary Bevan ... is in glorious voice throughout... Norris is finely alert throughout to the stylistic shifts and complexities of Sullivan’s piano-writing, as well as providing scholarly booklet-notes. They contain a hint that another set of Sullivan songs might be forthcoming: I eagerly await it, if so.”

“,,,there is much of interest in this two-CD set of 46 songs, all of them eloquently and stylishly performed by Mary Bevan, Ben Johnson and Ashley Riches ...” ***

“... thanks to Norris’s inspired direction – make you realise what a fine, underrated songwriter Sullivan was.”