'Experienced partners in exploring 20th-century British repertoire, James Geer and Ronald Woodley specialise in honesty and clarity [...]. [There's] something valuable in Geer's agile phrasing and direct attack.'
BBC Music Magazine

'Vaughan Williams’s cycle 'Songs of Travel' is given new buoyancy when sung by a tenor instead of the more usual baritone. Maconchy’s songs, mostly unpublished and some recovered from manuscripts, span 70 years, moving from simple lyric to modernist invention. The dramatic scene 'Faustus' (1971) shows Maconchy at the height of her game, giving equal authority to voice and piano, performed with persuasive urgency by Geer and Woodley. This is the first of two discs. I look forward to the next.'
The Observer

'Tenor James Geer & pianist Ronald Woodley prove splendidly alert and sympathetic exponents of all this material'
Gramophone

'A superb disc, beautifully sung and recorded. Maconchy's Faustus is simply unforgettable.'
Classical Explorer

'Two very different styles sit together her, but both develop the British song tradition. I love the concept of this release and hope that, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of RVW’s birth those already drawn to his music may discover something of the beauty of Maconchy’s settings and that her music will become more widely known.'
Lark Reviews