Mozart: Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner!, concert aria K383 (Thanks be to you, O gracious patrons!)

“Lott is bright and lyrical (Exsultate), and tender ('Lungi da te'). She can be a bit colourless, but Glover's orchestra gives brilliantly nuanced support.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2012 ****

“Exsultate, jubilate, fine as recorded sound, crisp in the playing, deliciously clear and clean in the singing, sets off with all the promise of a bright spring morning. The middle movement, "Tu virginum corona", is exceptionally beautiful in adding to its accustomed serenity a more rarely heard sense of compassion, bringing out the references to the grief that calls for consolation. Then with the "Allelujah" the sun is out again, the rhythms dance, the voice shines and rejoices in those difficult semiquavers and the final high C. … A lovely performance of "Ruhe sanft" … the marvellous Mitridate [is] crowned by a quiet high D almost as miraculous as the greater wonder of its composition by the 13-year-old boy.” Gramophone Magazine

This disc has been nominated ‘Best Buy’ in the September 2006 issue of Classic FM magazine.

“Allied to her technical accomplishment are her flawless intonation and fleshy tone, with its delicate range of colours, and an essential factor of artistic personality. Under Sebastian Weigle the Swedish Chamber Orchestra provides an unbroken sequence of immaculate accompaniments.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2006 ****

“Persson has rightly won accolades for her Glyndebourne Fiordiligi, compensating for any lack of heroic weight with her sweet, gleaming timbre, her clean negotiation of the wide intervals… and her natural elegance of style. …this is a delectable recital, not least in an enchantingly deft and spirited performance of the waltz-song 'Un moto di gioia' (another substitute aria for Susanna) that aptly gives the disc its name.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2006

“Banse is…. a discerning artist, with a graceful, subtle feeling for a Mozartian line, fluent coloratura and plenty of fire in a piece like the magnificent scena Ah, lo previdi - arguably Mozart's first truly great vocal work. …the orchestral playing is consistently alert and polished, with the solo oboe matching the soprano's eloquence in Ah, lo previdi.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2005