'Smith is sympathetic, generous, introspective, romantic, adventurous in timbre […] and his palette of sounds is enviably characterful […] The overall listening experience is well crafted and charts an interesting journey […] Smith does well to curate suites according to key that feel coherent and balanced.'
Gramophone (Editor's Choice)

'Smith is completely at home in the music’s intricate idiom; with him, embellishments – including vibrato – are always convincingly integrated into the melodic line, agogics never calling attention to themselves.'
The Strad

'The rich resonance of the Lutherse Kerk in Groningen provides a spectacular resonance for Smith’s ringing viol tone and the Resonus engineers have done a fine job in capturing the sound so vividly.'
Early Music Review

'Robert Smith and friends have full measure of this music. [...] The recorded sound is excellent. Its natural acoustic helps bring out the best from these pieces.'
MusicWeb International

'The formulation of the Suites as collections of individual pieces makes this an attractive addition to the collections of those with many Marais recordings, and is also a good introduction to the range of Marais’ compositions.'
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