Related Reviews
Choral Journal
"They play with stylish vigor..."
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High Fidelity (Poland)
An outstanding review from the Polish publication
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The Berkshire Review
Superb
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SA-CD.net
Highly recommended - indeed, this version is probably the first choice for this ever popular work.
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Inverness Courier
The Consort deliver a fresh and hugely enjoyable perspective on the music
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Allmusic.com
ALBUM OF THE DAY - One of the most compelling and engaging Messiahs on disc.
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Atlanta Audio Society Newsletter
An additional plus is the excellent diction of these singers (should that surprise us about the Scots?). This is one time when you don't need to have the booklet firmly in hand in order to understand an oratorio in English!
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The Guardian
an authoritative bass in Matthew Brook, and a superb contralto (one of three) in Clare Wilkinson, whose heart-stopping delivery of the words "And ye shall find rest unto your souls," sets the tone for the whole performance.
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The Times
the real highlights are the choruses
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Bloomberg.com
...one of the most intimate "Messiahs" available.
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The Sunday Telegraph
The playing of the Dunedin Players under John Butt is admirably crisp, and the singing of the Consort disciplined and clear in enunciation.
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Gramophone Magazine
The freshest, most natural, revelatory and transparently joyful Messiah I have heard for a very long time.
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BBC Music Magazine
Stylish, fresh and more intimate.
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The Scotsman
A genuine sparkle which lifts Handel's music above the ordinary, and a fresh angle for just about every moment.
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