BBC music magazine2016 ChristmasafafMichael Scott Rohan2016 Christmas"Here he samples major Russian operas that still remain marginal abroad, with a fine young cast including Asmik Grigorian ... a star in her own right ... Hvorostovsky's silky intensity makes his blend of vampiric passion and vulnerability credibly seductive, and Gregorian's bright-toned resistance understandably desperate".
Fono Forum2016 NovemberafafJürgen Kesting2016 November"Der Klangreichtum der Stimme ist ungemindert, die Intensität ... seiner Darstellung ist packend ... In der knap halbstündigen Finalszene [aus Anton Rubinsteins Der Dämon] ... kann Hvorostovsky in jeder Beziehung überzeugen, sowohl in der dynamischen Differenzierung als auch beim verbalen Agieren, das dank der im Beiheft abgedruckten Texte genau verfolgt werden kann".
The gramophone2016 NovemberafafMark Pullinger2016 November"If top notes don't come quite as easily, it's remarkable how much richness his virile, velvety baritone retains, especially considering that this recording was set down amid treatment for a brain tumour ... Constantine Orbelian leads fairly routine playing".