"... There are several very fine viol consorts currently active, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be Phantasm. Their playing is technically unimpeachable, and their warm tone is beautifully recorded here with every part distinctly audible. What I find most admirable is their keen sense of forward movement and phrase trajectory. At the same time they maintain that quality of conversation among friends that I believe to be the essence of consort music."

ICMA - Early Music Award Nominee  

“...Phantasm’s playing is very beautiful, and the melodic expression and detail in articulation and harmonic balance makes for fascinating listening.”

‘Supersonic Award’

“...The English Renaissance composer Christopher Tye was known for his capricious character, which can also be observed here and there in his sometimes perky music. Phantasm’s performances are highly enjoyable, nuanced, fresh and playful...”

Performance ****         Recording *****

“... the consort's percussive energy brings a contemporary feel to proceedings and the result, beautifully recorded in Boxgrove Priory, turns out to be very convincing.”

“... This collection of his complete consort music throws up surprise after surprise – a revelation of a recording that offers a startling perspective on a familiar musical landscape...”

“...It’s hard to imagine Tye’s complexities and idiosyncrasies being laid before us by a viol consort with more beauty than this...”

“Sometimes plangent, often ebulliently uplifting, these are ever unpredictable pieces...all are exquisitely played by Phantasm...”  ****

“...what strikes me about this recording is its suaveness, its evenness, its consistent beauty.”  ****