On this occasion, and rather unusually, [Graham Johnson] does not write the programme notes himself, but that job is very capably taken over by Joanna Wyld, who uses her limited space to talk in lively particularities rather than limp generalisations.
(John Steane, Gramophone Magazine on My Own Country, Felicity Lott—soprano / Graham Johnson—piano, ASV Gold)
Joanna Wyld reports in her first-rate annotations....
(Julian Haylock, International Record Review on Affairs of the Heart, Roman Mints—violin, Quartz)
The liner notes are accessible and well suited to anyone encountering this music for the first time.
(James Manheim, All Music Guide on Mozart Chamber Works, Ensemble 360, ASV Gold)
Joanna Wyld's fine program notes document this "programmatic" element in detail.
(Fanfare Magazine on Brahms' Piano Quartets 1 & 3, Onyx)
Joanna Wyld's notes string all the beads of Roman Mints's CD on the title of Marjan Mozetich's Concerto, Affairs of the Heart. All this music, she claims, evokes deeply-held feelings.
(Fanfare Magazine on Affairs of the Heart, Roman Mints—violin, Quartz)
Your notes for Mark Padmore's recital were excellent.
(Piers Burton-Page)
Magnificent notes. Thank you so much for putting so much into them. I love all the quotes, and your excellent writing really brings the music and composers to life.
(Programme Editor, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on Beethoven 9, orch. Mahler / Mahler Rückert Lieder, RLPO live concert)
This is brilliant. The wonderful quotes make sense of the whole project and you really have understood why I thought it was a good programme in the first place. Your note reeks of quality.
(Tenor Benjamin Hulett on 'Departures' CD liner note)
The booklet notes are a credit to the author Joanna Wyld.
(Music Web International on Mendelssohn Piano Trios, Nash Ensemble, Onyx)
The excellent note by Joanna Wyld is also translated into French.
(Music Web International on Schubert/Berg/Wolf Lieder, Christianne Stotijn—mezzo soprano / Joseph Breinl—piano, Onyx)
Accompanied by Joanna Wyld's concise yet informative booklet notes, this recording is a resounding success
(musicOMH.com on Mendelssohn Piano Trios, Nash Ensemble, Onyx)
Joanna Wyld's excellent liner notes, which begin provocatively, "In an odd way, Mozart is underrated," make a very thoughtful companion to the music.
(Audiophile Audition on Mozart Chamber Works, Ensemble 360, ASV Gold)
The release has the benefit of helpful booklet notes from Joanna Wyld.
(Music Web International on Dvorák Cello Concerto, Nina Kotova—cello, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sony BMG)
The notes are good and have been written by Joanna Wyld.
(Music Web International on Sibelius and Lindberg Violin Concertos, Sony BMG)
In the booklet Joanna Wyld makes the case for linking both works to Brahms's tangled relationships with Agathe von Siebold, his first love, and Clara Schumann.
(Music Web International on Brahms String Sextets, Nash Ensemble, Onyx)
Joanna Wyld, in her essay accompanying this recording, stresses the classicism of Beethoven's concerto: clarity and symmetry are the key words here, and I think she's correct.
(The Green Man Review on Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D, Lisa Batiashvili/Georgian Chamber Orchestra, Sony BMG)
... trae interesantes comentarios históricos de Joanna Wyld ....
(Mundoclassico.com on Brahms String Sextets, Nash Ensemble, Onyx)
... Joanna Wyld writes in her excellent notes .... the approving adjectives applied in Joanna Wyld's notes are fully justified, especially her description of the slow movement as "angelic".
(Music Web International on Schubert: Trout Quintet, Champs Hill Records—CLASSIC FM CD OF THE WEEK)
This second disc played by the wonderful London Concord Ensemble has notes by Joanna Wyld. She comments on Thuille's "deft alternation of instrumental roles".
(Music Web International on Thuille Chamber Works, Champs Hill Records)
Wonderful.
(Michael Morpurgo on Joanna Wyld's note for his Rainbow Bear disc, narr. Joanna Lumley, Hear This!)