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… the FBO duly demonstrate their passionate ensemble-playing and urgent tone in the overture to the opera Il tutore e la pupilla… with fizzing tremolandi in the opening movement and healthy... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2008 More…

It's heartening to hear a German ensemble perform Purcell...with such conviction. Dorothee Mields is a fine soprano who is as confident in the melismas of "Sweeter than roses" as she is heartfelt... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2010 More…

One could hardly wish for a better performance but the period-instrument
Hofkapelle Stuttgart, on magnificent form, suave and disciplined, under the baton of Freider Bernius. — International Record Review More…

Eminently suited to this repertoire the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart display consistent unison producing a sound that often feels blissful. Meticulous preparation combined with subtlety of dynamic... — MusicWeb International, 24th May 2013 More…

The soloist in the concerto is Tobias Koch who plays a Viennese Bösendorfer dating from 1849...the size of the Hofkapelle Stuttgart...gives an idea that the Bösendorfer is cast with, not against,... — MusicWeb International, 9th January 2014 More…

Four world premieres of a neglected late Baroque composer played with aplomb and vigour…The playing of the Freiberg Baroque Orchestra under von der Goltz is superb; it truly sparkles yet is... — MusicWeb International More…