Browse: Philippe Pierlot (conductor)

What we have here is a wonderfully full yet transparent sound, greatly enhanced by the sheer quality of the voices, and recorded with such luxuriance that the only concessions to the thinner... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2019 More…

The performance by both the vocal and instrumental groups is, as one might expect, excellent. Soprano Maria Keohane has a bright voice and fine diction, while tenor Julian Prégarien can be powerful... — Fanfare, September/October 2021 More…

The key to the success of these readings is that while they are rooted in transparency, they are vibrantly resonant, boldly directional and never brittle. The arias tend to portray the singers... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2018 More…

A curate's egg - with caviar! Bowman was past his best in 1998, though his disc of Byrd and contemporaries is rich and fascinating; even better is the CD of English-born Ferrabosco, one of our... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The one-to-a-part ensemble is always considered and, in isolation, often moving and theatrically effective. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2011 More…

Philippe Pierlot and his Ricecar Ensemble prove themselves to be powerful advocates for this intimate repertoire. …their responses, sometimes tender… sometimes ardent, sometimes playful, have... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The singers are wonderful, never over-acting, and managing to sound as though this marvellous work is being minted afresh for us on the spot...The recording is a beauty: warm and full with plenty... — Andrew McGregor, CD Review, 17th October 2005 More…