"Richard Baker describes himself as a craftsman rather than a romantic visionary, and his pieces are supremely well-made; it’s rare to have a sense of everything serving its purpose with such clarity and energy. But the result for the listener of this practical attention to detail is anything but humdrum; Baker is drawn to sound worlds of glamorous, shiny beauty, where the emotional stakes are high and the inner drama fiercely driven and directed. At the heart, however, are moments of deeply appealing tenderness and even innocence. It’s rare for so young a composer to discover so individual and confident a voice; it’s rarer still for a listener to find a composer in whom he can feel so immediate and instinctive a trust." [Philip Hensher]