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Norman Lebrecht

“I enjoyed the performances very much, especially the Bruckner and Suk. The sound has a vivid, lifelike immediacy all too rare in studio recordings and the orchestral balance is just right.”
—Norman Lebrecht, private correspondence, 7th April 2009

Audiophile Audition

“I agree [that] your recordings are really excellent fidelity and much better than most commercial ones.”
—John Sunier, Editor/Publisher, Audiophile Audition, October 2009

International Record Review

“…the presentation is now excellent, with attractive booklets and decent notes. The recorded sound is notable for the unobtrusively natural results that Terry obtained from a set-up that used just two microphone[s …] the quality of the sound is startlingly high … there is some very enterprising repertoire as well.”
—Nigel Simeone, International Record Review, June 2012

Gramophone

“Terry’s bold enterprise has had me hooked for hours…”
—Rob Cowan, Gramophone, July 2012

MusicWeb International

Article: An Unsung Hero of Minimalist Miking (PDF download)
—Paul Serotsky, MusicWeb International, February 2018

“A catalogue limited to just fifteen discs might seem suspiciously sparse, but for several significant reasons these Orchestral Concert CDs more than make up for their blushingly modest numbers … It’s well enough known that Robert Fine (with all due respect for his astonishing achievements with ‘Living Presence’) originally intended to record stereo using just two microphones. However, his experiments failed, and he had to make do with that ‘fabulous three’. It’s rather less well known that where Robert Fine failed, Geoffrey Terry succeeded – and these recordings are the, I might say ‘triumphant’, proof of his pudding. OK, this may not sound like any Big Deal, but it’s actually a far, far bigger deal than it sounds … [T]he performances on these recordings are not peeking monophonically at you, through layers of clicks, pops, murky mush and sizzling sausages […], but basking in the sumptuous glow of some truly outstanding hi-fi stereo.”
—Paul Serotsky, MusicWeb International, April 2018

“Overall these CDs add to the feeling that we owe thanks to Geoffrey Terry for preserving such unrepeatable evenings in the concert hall. I doubt if such straight recordings, made, remember, with just two microphones, will ever again appear…”
—Dave Billinge, MusicWeb International, June 2018

Customer reviews

“Your CDs [...] are spectacularly good. The sound is the best I have ever heard: so clear, vivid and natural.”
—George Schatzkamer, New York, private correspondence, August 2009

“I’m delighted with the purchase. The nexus of my delight is the recording approach. Call me a traditionalist, but the classic two-mic methodology simply yields a more realistic rendering of what a symphonic performance really sounds like from the seats. […] In summary, these are valued additions to my library. I’m glad that I bought them all.”
—Bob Walters, Bay Area Audiophile Society, October 2012

“I can certainly attest to how much your recordings have enhanced my life. [… We] don’t manage to attend concerts any more because my wife’s virtually housebound with a wide range of medical problems. Yet I can be transported into a world of beauty and deep joy by simply playing the Rowicki Brahms 4, the Ferencsik Brahms 1, the Smetáček Shostakovich 10 (absolutely incomparable), or any of your other treasures. […] I feel so grateful. And I’m sure I’m by no means the only listener who blesses your name. Many, many thanks, dear Geoffrey.”
—Bill Abbie, Edinburgh, private correspondence, 22nd January 2016

“[P]lease accept a standing order for all future releases. Clearly Orchestral Concert CDs is the most impressive record label I have come across for quite a while!”
—Hermann Meller, private correspondence, 4th January 2017

“The CDs have beautiful covers…”
—Indranil Poddar, private correspondence, 2nd August 2018