Grandi

Here is a well-thought-out programme…The clearly defined and lively articulation of the Brook Street Band inform the music with irresistible allure. I hope these musicians will make further... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This new recording strikes me as being dedicated, earnest, and sweet-sounding, but I think there is more room for passion and drama. Grandi shines through every performance on every disc. Each... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Lürig’s singers tend to sound slightly nasal (particularly among the tenors) but it’s a bright, buzzy, Italianate sound that’s entirely in sympathy with the repertoire. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2022 More…

A crisp and vivid evocation of the milieu of Venice, 1629. That was the year Heinrich Schütz went to Venice and encountered the music of Monteverdi and his acolytes. The playing is faultlessly... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Ensemble Les Surprises comprises eight performers, including the artistic director, who plays organ and harpsichord as needed. The brass players, critical participants in these works, crown... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2023 More…

An intriguing record of the roots of historically-informed performance, Helen Watts and Desmond Dupré give passionate but (by today’s standards) heavy-handed accounts. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 2 out of 5 stars More…