Byrd - Galliard 'Sir William Petre'

This is an ingenious programme, ordered by keys and instruments. All the pieces are selected by Thomas Tomkins's list of 'Lessons of Worthe' - and his endorsement is worthy of respect...A 58-minute... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Under Pienaar’s fingers this Byrd soars! — BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Excellent - a disc that celebrates extremely well the four hundredth anniversary of the first printed keyboard music in Europe. — MusicWeb International, 7th February 2017 More…

Vicens's playing is unhurried, even in galliards, but she maintains the music's spring and momentum through eloquently spread chords and rhythmic inflections; her timing of the tumbling flourishes... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2013 More…