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All of the works on this recording are beautifully crafted, and played in exemplary fashion by violist Vinciane Béranger and her colleagues. In recent years, Clarke’s music has received well-deserved... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2022 More…

This terrific sequel to A Night in London is every bit as varied and vivid as its predecessor, presenting a compelling portrait of Baroque Naples in all its eclectic glory: stomping tarantellas... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, October 2023 More…

Anyone who sees [the Fauré] as primarily consolatory is likely to be brought up sharp by the opening, where Les Siècles’ brass and strings sound severe to the point of austerity, and the first... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

Rousset’s directorship, while suitably regal, is metrically fluid and pushes soloists and choir to rhetorical and dramatic extremes. Among the solo singers, soprano Deborah Cachet stands out... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

As Christophe Rousset observes, writing for the harpsichord requires an understanding of the instrument’s limitations to turn them to advantage – admirably exemplified here. Rousset’s firm touch... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Hallenberg is a force of nature, in stark contrast to the synthetic singing of the film, for which sound engineers fuse a mezzo with a male alto voice. Hallenberg’s voice is unmistakably her... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Great fun, this: inspired by evidence that Corelli himself was partial to upscaling his concerti grossi (originally scored for strings-only) when resources and circumstances permitted, Gottfried... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, December 2018 More…