Editor’s Choice (September 2017) - “Middleton’s piano-playing is superb throughout as well, offering perceptive, lively and sensitive accompaniment entirely on Alder’s wavelength – listen to the lilt he brings, for example, to the start of ‘Ich Schwebe’.”
The Times Records of the Year 2017 - “Alder and her equally accomplished accompanist, Joseph Middleton, chart an emotional journey from youth to love, motherhood to loss, closing with the theme of “release”, which includes two of Strauss’s most glorious numbers, Zueignung and Allerseelen. Alder’s voice floats beautifully over Middleton’s piano” ★★★★
Editor’s Choice - “A perfect calling card…Middleton, on equally fine form, again demonstrates that he’s one of the most talented, intuitive collaborative pianists of his generation.” ★★★★★
Album of the Week - “To these songs she brings vivid interpretative qualities, aided by her superb pianist, who relishes the rippling arpeggios of Ständchen…this is a remarkable debut.” ★★★★★
Nominated for Best Vocal CD at International Classical Music Awards