In the motivation, the P2 jury says: “The listener is given a unique opportunity to gain insight into Else Marie Pade’s tonal language in a technically excellent recording with first-class musicians.”
The album was also received with great enthusiasm in Sweden, when it was released. “Malmö Opera Orchestra’s posthumous premiere recording is the classical cultural achievement of the year” wrote Dagens Nyheter in an article with the critics’ favourite albums of 2022. Danish magazine Seismograf also selected the album for their list of Top 10 Danish albums of the year 2022.