MusicWeb international2017 SeptemberafafBrian Wilson (musikanmelder)2017 September"Recording of the month: Chelys Consort had already made a very favourable impression on me with an earlier collection of music by Christopher Simpson ... and they give me no cause here to unsay anything that I wrote about them then ... Better still, the vocal items are in the very safe hands of Emma Kirkby ... This now becomes my top recommendation for a recording of Lachrimæ".Læs anmeldelse
BBC music magazine2018 JanuaryafafKate Bolton-Porciatti2018 January"Kirkby, with her half-a-century's experience in this repertoire, lends perceptive insights both to the poetic texts and the musical settings. Words are beautifully etched with a dark, inky tone that paints the music's various shades of blue. The vocal attack may not be as precise as it once was ... yet her voice retains its distinctively crystalline quality".
The gramophone2018 JanuaryafafAlexandra Coghlan2018 January"If you're looking for the most beautiful recording of the Lachrimae, this is unquestionably it".