Arcana

The performance by Zefiro is energetic and lively. There is a good sense of phrasing and the instruments all fit with each other in perfect ensemble. The disc itself is an excellent view into... — Fanfare, July/August 2023More…

The Accademia dell’Annunciata are passionate advocates of these shadowy works. Their sound is warm and resonant yet musical textures remain transparent; ensemble and intonation are generally... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

it is Balestracci’s extraordinary playing that takes centre stage: often wistful, often wild, always compelling. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2023More…

The results are strikingly different from performances that spotlight ‘the soloist’ and throw the continuo into an accompanying role…Notable here are the infinitely varied timbres and textures... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

Violinist Gian Andrea Guerra fires the group’s esprit du corps. The brilliance with which he spins an idea, the intensity he brings to an affect and the glorious ways he exploits his period... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2025, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Maestro of the Baroque violin, Carmignola combines his meticulous attention to the details of Vivaldi’s phrasing and expressive markings with a sense of interpretative freedom, rhetoric and... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…