'Enchanting, heartwarming' (Fanfare, USA)

'This sparkling recording makes it clear that 'Hugh the Drover' is a work that deserves to be staged professionally at regular intervals. In any other country it would have been. A magical account of a fascinating work, and not to be missed' (Ivor Gurney Society Journal)

'Yet another gem in Hyperion's bejewelled catalogue' (Soundscapes)

'For sheer tunefulness it is hard to resist... an impressive achievement... A set which deserves to win many new friends for this absudly little-known score' (The Independent)

'A superb interpreter... his lively, loving approach revealing an inherent toughness that lifts the score right out of the category of the rural picturesque' (Opera Now)

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dawniej CDA 66901/2 / Recording details: January 1994; Blackheath Concert Halls, London, United Kingdom; Produced by Mark Brown; Engineered by Antony Howell; Release date: November 2003;