Browse: Aparté (label)

This recording reveals her as a major artist…There’s a wealth of detail to savour in these performances…Conunova grabbed my attention from the first bars of Prokofiev’s First Sonata, employing... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2018 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…

Enjoyable sleeve notes by Sylvie Kürsten quote father and son in touching homages to one another. Chorus, soloists and orchestra achieve great expression from De Marchi’s keen direction. Affective... — Choir & Organ, October 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

In the fugues — in which the various “voices” are implied by chordal double-stopping — von der Goltz’s dazzling technique and astringent, never “Romantic” tone take the breath away. — Sunday Times, 14th October 2018 More…

the group's well-nigh impeccable ensemble and palpable enthusiasm make it an ideal vehicle for CPE Bach at his most stormy and passionate. In the concertos, the energy is lightly handled, Gaillard... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The singers are superb in enunciation, tonal quality, and interaction with each other. Not a word about their careers, just portraits of the director and singers along with color photos of the... — Fanfare, September/October 2021 More…

Beaugiraud’s entrancing soulfulness, Barthel’s sweet intimacy and Degand’s sophisticated phrasing all cultivate the emotionally touching qualities of Couperin’s artistry. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

Gailliard brings a joyous and incisively idiomatic grace to these performances. What she may lack in the absolute fluency and charisma of Christophe Coin is more than made up for in this exciting... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…