"There are few more persuasive Bachians than Butt, who always reconsiders everything afresh. Adroitly he judges the tense grandeur of BWV 1069's opening, and is in his exuberant element as the gigue-like fugal section skips along with unconstrained glee - the pugnacious timpani determined not to miss out on the fun ... A worthy conclusion to a series that includes some toweringly authoritative performances"

"Recording of the month: This, we're told, is "the final instalment in Dunedin Consort's long-running Bach Masterworks series for Linn". If that's true then they reach journey's end on a high, with a recording of Bach's Orchestral Suites that captures all of the music's exuberance, delicacy, vitality and wit, directed with persuasiveness and style by John Butt ... They tap into the joy that lies embedded in all of these dance movements, and it's difficult to listen to this music without breaking into a grin. Don't resist: hear it and smile"

"Remembering their recordings of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos and violin concertos, what else are we to expect from John Butt and his Dunedin Consort but invigorating music-making showing off some bright ideas but no wilful eccentricities, recorded with expert naturalness and clarity? And not would we be wrong to ... There are few more persuasive Bachians than Butt, who always reconsiders everything afresh ... A worthy conclusion to a series that includes some toweringly authoritative performances"

"Kurzum: Anders bei seinen früheren Bach-Einspielungen berücksichtig John Butt hier nicht den neueren Forschungsstand, klanglich und musikantisch ist aber alles durchaus ansprechend"