“[the Sainsbury concerto's] three movements, lasting 40 minutes, are hugely challenging for the soloist and McAslan meets them head on, whether soaring with lyrical passion in the upper reaches...or with glorious cello-like sonority on the G string. It's a terrific performance”
October 2010
*****
“Lorraine McAslan soars aloft in both concertos, shading her ecstatic cantabile with portamentos reminiscent of Jascha Heifetz...The BBC Concert Orchestra provides devoted support and the recording is out of the top drawer.”