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Characterful music demands characterful playing, of course, and that is what it gets from these talented and experienced chamber musicians, who throughout avoid any sense of the routine. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2024 More…

While the pieces by the likes of Dupuits and Lemaire rarely have the ears pricking up with rapt attention, instruments such as the musette and hurdygurdy certainly create a distinctive soundworld. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Boismortier’s score is often delectable and both stylishly and entrancingly performed here by the rich and characterful Hungarian period-instrument orchestra and the healthy-sounding choir, with... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Their easy rapport guarantees 70 minutes of delight in the sequence of airs and dances that owe their structure to the Italian church sonata, but sound unmistakably French. — Sunday Times, 14th August 2016 More…

The performance by the Orfeo Orchestra is solid, and quite beautifully done. Conductor Vashegyi has a good feel for the ever-changing textures, harmonies, and moods that characterize French opera... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…