Browse: Arcana (label)

Letzbor's extrovert fantasy and Ars Antiqua Austria's richly textured playing should win some friends, and certainly suggests how Pandolfi paved the way for Biber. — Gramophone Magazine, February 2014 More…

Even in the sometimes twisting inner voices, she makes each and every note, chord, and phrase stand out so that we have a fine sense of the complexity of these arrangements. Clarity and a fine... — Fanfare, Mar/Apr 2023 More…

Bernardini conducts with impeccable dramatic pacing and perceptive shaping of details...as one expects from Zefiro, there is magnificent playing from assorted woodwinds. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021 More…

The soloists are not only superb virtuosos but they converse with the rapport of chamber musicians, and are keenly aware of period style…They parry with daring abandon Vivaldi’s barrage of challenges…while... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This new recording strikes me as being dedicated, earnest, and sweet-sounding, but I think there is more room for passion and drama. Grandi shines through every performance on every disc. Each... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

We’re grabbed by an arresting and self-assured anacrusis, a captivating fullness of tone. But it’s not just a case of beauty, though Alfredo Bernardini’s sound obviously has this in spades. It’s... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2021 More…