The Daily Telegraph 'This vivid live recording is taken from performances conducted by the composer at the Royal Opera House in 2007, and it is magnificently sung and played.'

The Daily Telegraph Classical CD of the week 'This double bill stands up well on disc, both because Maconchy's dramatic instinct and musical invention were so acute and because the singing and playing are so good.'

The Sunday Times 'A witty, telling and rather timely critique of consumerism... Rushton, a modernist by inclination, but one with a light and lyrical touch, writes beautifully for the voice, and Gioulami's libretto... does its job brilliantly.'

The Guardian 'It is an exquisite piece, full of beguiling sounds, and retains all that magic in this recording.' The Gramophone 'sonic refinement and formal lucidity lay the foundations for a uniquely involving musical experience.'

The Sunday Times 'Recorded live at Glyndebourne in 1999, Jonathon Dove and April de Angelis's brilliant comic opera about travellers stranded at an airport is as engaging on disc as it was in the theatre.'

Into the Little Hill BBC Music Magazine '‘Along with the surge of productivity there has been a remarkable widening of his music’s expressive territory.  It can now be simple and sparse as well as luxuriant, and emphatic as well as allusive. This CD gives an excellent overview of the new Benjamin, in superb sound and performances.' The Tempest Gramophone The Tempest will remain one of his most significant achievements. Premiered at Covent Garden in 2004, and recorded here at the revival two years ago, Adès's second opera succeeds where most Tempest adaptations have failed: in adding something to Shakespeare's magical and inherently lyrical scenario.