“Ed Hughes is a contemporary British contrapuntalist of unique originality and instrumental flair. [His music] is all given with consummate security and audibility... I find the ensemble music irresistible.” – Peter Grahame Woolf (Musical Pointers)

“Ed Hughes is a composer with an individual voice and a concise way of saying what he has to say. His music is compelling. The performance [of the chamber works] is remarkably assured. [Richard Casey] plays Hughes' beautiful score [Orchids] with the utmost transparency. His myriad colourings are captured in the exemplary recording. The vocal piece A Buried Flame ...demonstrates remarkably fine scoring... a powerful statement that reverberates long after the music finishes, A most stimulating release. I do urge you to hear this.” – Colin Clarke (Fanfare)

“Hughes's music is most notable for its variability in dissonance. He is able to move seamlessly from what sounds completely atonal to triadic harmony that allows for accessible expression. Orchids alone makes the record worthwhile, and this two-disc set makes it easy to acquire a variety of music by a British composer from whom we can surely expect more high quality work to come.” – Adams (American Record Guide)