'[...] you are constantly astonished by the variety of conversations going on within each musical dance. Smith’s approach to this specialist but diverting repertoire [...] is a judicious mix of the scholarly and the pragmatic.'
Financial Times

'Robert Smith is an outstanding interpreter, casting eloquent and long-breathed contrapuntal lines. The airy acoustic captures the resonance of his instrument in a recording that delights and surprises.'
BBC Music Magazine (Instrumental Choice, 5* performance & recording)

'[...] abundant integrity has gone into this beautifully engineered recording'
Gramophone

'An exemplary showcase for the music of a forgotten member of the English viol consort [...] His tone is sonorous and his readings are technically assured and mostly musically engaging [...] nurturing nuances of phrasing and tempo, as well as a variety of ornaments, with care and refinement.'
The Strad

'[Smith] has carefully programmed his recital for maximum interest and unfailingly takes just the right approach to each piece[...] a fascinating and magnificently performed recital of recondite and yet attractive music'
International Record Review

'Robert Smith, a specialist on the viola da gamba, certainly tickles his to good effect in this collection of English and Dutch pieces for the lyra-viol [...] Smith’s recital is a pleasant tour of the instrument’s capabilities in a variety of tunings'
Classical Ear

'[...]playing of this quality cannot fail to delight, especially when it’s so well recorded'
MusicWeb International (Discovery of the Month)