... cool and fresh and written last week ... fun, cheeky and witty - very stimulating ... a fascinating snapshot of the broad compositional world of the UK at the end of the century

Guardian 21/5/99

...excellent value for money, elegant and serious ... The breadth and depth of contemporary thought is quite astonishing seen in this late 90s overview ... late 20th-century thinking without tears, geared towards open young minds - this is truly a must-have!

Piano Jul/Aug 99

The mixing of composers and idioms in one volume will be most marked and successful in the long-awaited easier Spectrum which, with its companion, will represent in a thorough-going, user-friendly and exciting way the state of play at the end of our century

Piano in Education May 99

Spectrum 2 explores succinctly many pianistic and notational problems across the gamut of contemporary idioms, and will appeal to children and adults alike, as had been demonstrated internationally with the twenty pieces of the original Spectrum ... Teachers and their pupils will find both volumes and the CDs indispensable.

EPTA Piano Journal Summer 1999

This volume contains a wealth of appealing music for the intermediate to advanced student

Clavier, March 2000

WINNER: MIA AWARDS 2000

MUSIC PUBLISHER'S BEST NEW PRODUCT AWARD 17/7/2000