"Mr. Newman is simply an organist for our time - hard-hitting, action packed, hugely skilled.  These are star qualities, and a star he most certainly is."
- NY Times, 1990

" 'Requiem' is Anthony Newman's stunning composition on the Latin text of the Requiem Mass.  One of AN's most profound and instantly accessible works, its spiritual message of peace and transcendence will have instant appeal to all."
- CD Baby

"A lovely lyrical inspiration."
-Opera News

"Your opera is fascinating...Bravo..."
-Lukas Foss

"Newman's Bach Toccato and fugue was thrilling."
-Munich Zeitung

"There is not a trivial moment in this huge work...filled with flowing melodies and important music."
-St. Paul Press

"I have no doubt that the Oratorio will become part of our timeless musical literature."
-WQXR Review

"Gorgeous Music, a beautiful union of baroque granduer and romantic drama."
-Billy Joel

"As convincing a work on the Bach as is the great work of Liszt."
-Hague Times

"Newman's performances were outstanding, well paced and intelligent."
-Edmonton Journal

"Newman is one of the great keyboard players of our time. He is the 'only' organist I can listen to."
-Washington Post review

"With Anthony Newman, we have to invent a whole new category in which to place Bach performances, so fresh and original are his ideas, that the result is basically unlike any other performance. Coupled with his youthful impetuosity is a brilliant and analytical mind that is able to project more of the essence of Bach's music than any other performer I know."
-Clifford Gilmore, Hi Fidelity Magazine

"These performances offer continual new insights to those who thought they had exhausted the pleasure of these most famous of all Bach's works...so novel and exciting is Newman's approach to ornamentation and improvisation."
-Dallas Morning News

"Newman had his forces on edge, their nerves alive. Textures were light, rhythms crisp, tempi fast. But they were always energized and intensely focused."
-New York Times