"... this is a winning anthology of a major American romantic."
PD - Gramophone magazine - October 1993
"... parkin has recorded Excursions before, and shows that he has a strong affinity for the local accents which inflect these short essays in Americana. His performance of the other pieces is equally persausive ..."
Kenneth Dommett - Hi-Fi News - December 1993
"... Among all these works, from the easy going Excursions, Op.20 and the humorous but carefully wrought Souvenirs, Op. 28, through to the serious and virtuosic Sonata, Op. 26. Barber's uniquely romantic American voice is heard. In communicating Barber's personality, Eric Parkin is a willing accomplice. While being fleet with his fingers, Parkin is also sensuous with the simple, and it it this latter attribute that marks him out as a distinguished interpreter... The Souvenirs are a delight from start to finish ..."
Tony Way - Green Recordings Guide -Melbourne Age - 28 April 1994