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Sabata sings this complex programme with his customary elegance and flair. His dark, warm alto has always sounded good in slower arias, where the long lines flow with ease and his breath control... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2019 More…

Rousset combines meticulous fingerwork and attention to the music's intricacies with rhetorical gestures, balletic energy and a dramatic flair informed by his long experience directing French... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Isis is classic Lully…Asked to focus on words, the soloists sound deliberately ugly at times, which highlights their flawless execution elsewhere. Standout cast members are Eve-Maud Hubeaux,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

A newly discovered, charming cantata for baritone and continuo is lovingly rendered alongside stylish chamber works in praise of Lully and Corelli. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Rousset’s directorship, while suitably regal, is metrically fluid and pushes soloists and choir to rhetorical and dramatic extremes. Among the solo singers, soprano Deborah Cachet stands out... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Hallenberg is a force of nature, in stark contrast to the synthetic singing of the film, for which sound engineers fuse a mezzo with a male alto voice. Hallenberg’s voice is unmistakably her... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

As Christophe Rousset observes, writing for the harpsichord requires an understanding of the instrument’s limitations to turn them to advantage – admirably exemplified here. Rousset’s firm touch... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Great fun, this: inspired by evidence that Corelli himself was partial to upscaling his concerti grossi (originally scored for strings-only) when resources and circumstances permitted, Gottfried... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, December 2018 More…