Editor’s Choice (July 2023) - “Performances of three great song-cycles that stand comparison with Janet Baker's benchmark set with Barbirolli and the Hallé: Middleton summons such a range of tones and textures that you'll barely miss the orchestral colours, and Connolly is at the top of her considerable game, especially in a searing 'Um Mitternacht' and the distraught, guilt-ridden final song of Kindertotenlieder.”