“… The recorded sound is superb. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is an amazingly fine ensemble and responds well to the expert conducting of John Wilson… a most worthwhile survey of the music of very gifted Richard Rodney Bennett.”

“...Performances are electrifying: the acoustic of Glasgow City Hall lending space and warmth to the sound. John Wilson’s BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are on superb form, their playing combining transatlantic sheen with earthy weight. Dive in forthwith – an invigorating feelgood disc. “

“... John Wilson and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra do the piece [Symphony No. 3] proud. I anticipate the next instalment eagerly.”

“Wilson is the ideal interpreter of this fine retrospective of five symphonic works ...”

“...Bennett’s music speaks to the listener directly – but you have to listen properly. This first volume has been very well chosen. It opens with the short Celebration (1991), its qualities outshine any temporal doubts ...  it is a brilliant showpiece with virtuoso writing that may not be as difficult to play as it sounds, leavened by a winding horn theme that is quite superbly articulated. Here is Bennett the consummate professional, displaying his seemingly effortless mastery at its most elegant, with John Wilson drawing from the BBC Scottish SO a response of the highest quality... John Wilson is the ideal interpreter of this composer’s music for a variety of reasons, including his empathy, total grasp and inspiring direction. The result, captured in impressive sound, is a fabulously successful inauguration of a badly-needed revivification of a major figure whose art is by no means as fully understood or appreciated as it deserves.” *****