Critics’ Choice 2014

"The Moth Requiem is a Requiem to nature in peril and our own wider commemoration of loved ones lost. This poignant piece engages our full attention for its relatively brief running time." 

Editor’s Choice - Vocal

"I doubt whether anything the year brings for Birtwistle’s 80th birthday is going to dim the lustre of this excellent recording of his choral music Terrific stuff, with already the feel of a classics, and admirably served by the BBC Singers plus alto flute and three harps, and the conductor Nicholas Kok "

"The BBC Singers are in a class of their own, giving a stunning interpretation of these complex works."    ***** 

" I was hooked from start to finish. We expect virtuosity from the BBC Singers, but this performance leaves one gaping in admiration, as, indeed, do they all. It is impossible to imagine a more favourable way of experiencing this enthralling music than by listening to this superbly engineered and presented release."

Performance *****       Recording ****

"This is a wonderful and important release of his powerful and often delicate works This disc is the most fitting tribute imaginable to Birtwistle on his 80th birthday."