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I can fully commend the accomplished playing of Bergen Barokk. Its playing is sympathetic and stylish, and the music is enlivened 0062y thoughtfully-articulated phrases and evident affection... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 3 out of 5 stars 9Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

What’s in no doubt is the quality of Helseth’s playing, both technically and in the breadth of her phrasing and tonal resource. She’s well partnered by the conductorless Ensemble Allegria, and... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

There is much here to admire. Phrasing is unobtrusively persuasive and technically all the artists are well in command of their instruments. In general speeds are close to what Poulenc asks... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This is an elegant and convincing instrument, characterised by its variety of 8ftcolour and free reeds, strongly suggestive of a creative path to eclecticism via a specific 19th-century model,... — Choir & Organ, March 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the English Suite’s prelude is fantasy-like and a bit mysterious, with the mood enhanced in a slightly Romantic style by Mortensen. The Gavotte is extremely French, with a nod towards the folk... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

[The F minor Fantasia, K608] is the highlight of this album: its swirling turns lead to a Baroque fugue which, after a quiet central interlude here on transparent flute, returns with a thrilling... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…