Robert Woolley

This generous disc of keyboard works falls squarely on the shoulders of the kaleidoscopic organ of the Pieterskerk in Leiden, Holland, rather than dividing the spoils between virginals, harpsichords... — Gramophone Magazine More…

What a fine composer Sweelinck was! This volume drives the point home by presenting several of his best compositions, including the imaginatively patterned variations on Esce mars and Unterder... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

[Woolley’s] judicious tempi, firm control of momentum and elegant tone…make him an utterly reliable guide to this solidly gifted and often affectingly lyrical composer — Gramophone Magazine, May 2016 More…

This 1986 recording is still worth hearing. The 'conversational' trio sonata is an astonishing attempt to prove that music can communicate without the need for words, and there is brilliance... — BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…