"Both works, of clear historic interest, need special pleading if they're to be considered symphonic masterpieces. Equally, both have attractive moments ... Under the baton of their assistant conductor, Kellen Gray, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra skilfully buckle down to their task"

"I was looking forward to this CD a lot. Significant but attractive repertoire performed by a top-notch orchestra under their assistant conductor well-versed in the repertoire produced by a company known for high quality recordings. Sadly the result is instead something of a disappointing and slightly mystifying damp squib. For sure the orchestra play well and with the precision I would expect, conductor Kellen Gray does nothing untoward and the engineering is OK if not demonstration class. However, the combination of all those elements being no more than acceptable makes for a distinctly average result"

"The three composers on the Royal Scottish National Orchestra's African American Voices (Linn), conducted by the orchestra's assistant conductor, South Carolina-born Kellen Gray, are enjoying a vigorous revival. William Grant Still (1895-1978), George Walker (1922-2018) and William Levi Dawson (1899-1990) combined classical training with the Black vernacular music of their upbringing ... The RSNO honours this repertoire with playing of buoyancy and dexterity"

Vurdering: 5/5