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Geneva-born Fabrizio Chiovetta presents three contrasted suites in this Bach recital. He’s particularly compelling in the least frequently performed of these, the B minor French Overture, which... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2016 More…

The singers are generally good. Camille Allérat brings a passionate voice to the role of Dido (though occasionally with unsteady vibrato), and Renato Dolcini as Aeneas inserts drama into the... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Phrasing, articulation, and nuance are utterly convincing at all times, and there is always exceptional rhythmic vitality present, and not only in the fast music. It is amazing just how far... — Fanfare, May/June 2021 More…

[The arias] are particularly suited to the pellucid, languid sensitivity and affecting charm of Watson’s voice, which always displays an ability to colour text with an understanding of the nuances... — Opera, February 2020 More…

there's no doubting that it's the excitement of [Ibragimova's] msuic-making that stamps its personality on these performances. Not that her fellow musicians sit back, but her dazzling playing... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[An] imaginative account of Vivaldi’s masterpiece which bursts with vitality. Conunova can conjure a sublimely gorgeous tone, but is also adventurous in her use of timbre without ever seeming... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…