Sébastien Daucé

Vocal forces of just 10 singers supported by the same number of instrumentalists bring a level of intimacy that is entirely appropriate to this programme of 17th-century music reflecting on... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2021 More…

Don’t expect high drama and showy vocals: Charpentier’s idiom is subtly understated, and the Latin texts…were intended to edify rather than entertain. Sebastien Daucé judges their tone sensitively... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Daucé gives expressive shape to the music’s ebb and flow; tempos are beautifully judged, responding to the texts and their sacred context. The ensemble’s luminous vocal sound and instrumental... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This is state-of-the-art Charpentier, following traditions established by William Christie’s Les Arts Florissants. The “O” Antiphons for Advent — short, intense consort pieces proclaiming the... — Sunday Times, 18th December 2016 More…

I’d be tempted to make this my disc of the month… the programming is good... the instrumentation is appropriate and unfussy and all the performers really know what they’re doing both as individuals... — Early Music Review, October 2013 More…