Resonus Classics

Corti is, as ever, entirely charismatic. His playing brims with musical winks and flirtatious filigree. Smith, surprisingly, is at his finest here too: there’s a buoyancy and a liveness to this... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2021 More…

A crisp and vivid evocation of the milieu of Venice, 1629. That was the year Heinrich Schütz went to Venice and encountered the music of Monteverdi and his acolytes. The playing is faultlessly... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Here are performances of Bach’s six keyboard Partita’s with a difference, for Menno van Delft plays neither harpsichord nor any manifestation of piano but the softly spoken clavichord. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Devine does the composer proud, his razor-sharp articulation at the service of supremely considered readings that impart an ear-gripping clarity…Sometimes Devine’s very scrupulousness works... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars/5 out of 5 stars More…

Incisive, rhythmically taut in fast movements, eloquently expressive in slow ones, Farley’s artistry is perfectly complimented by the suave sophistication of Orpheus Britannicus. And buttressed... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Dynamics and accents are keenly observed, without exaggeration. Gut strings and confined use of vibrato create a lean, lithe sound – characteristics that suit the Purcell too, in transcriptions... — The Guardian, 22nd July 2023 More…

The playing of the English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble is dazzling. Set against a trio of mellow, sonorous sackbuts, the effect is sublime. Irregular phrase lengths and quirky chord changes abound.... — The Arts Desk, October 2018 More…