Glossa

If you’re familiar with sacred vocal polyphony sung by pure-voiced English groups, these rasping and gravelly vocal timbres could hardly be further removed…It’s an interesting and ultimately... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The solemnly twisting contrapuntal strings in the Sinfonia are played with both passion and refinement – characteristics that pervade much of this performance. Emanuela Galli’s quicksilver shaping... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2020 More…

The performance by Los Elementos is filled with joy and verve, as if this were presented in Madrid in Nebra’s time. The voices of Guilia Semenzato and Alicia Amo are finely nuanced as the two... — Fanfare, March/April 2021 More…

Hallenberg, her mellow yet incisive tone perfectly ‘centred’, has you gasping in admiration at her mingled virtuosity and expressive power...Beyond the virtuoso fireworks, Farinelli was famed... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019 More…

Marais conjures up a brilliant succession of choruses, sensuous solos, dramatic ensembles, descriptive symphonies, ceremonial marches and dances. Hervé Niquet directs a tense, visceral performance,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The fourth instalment of La Risonanza's survey of Handel's youthful Italian cantatas is devoted to two works probably composed for the Marquis Francesco Maria Ruspoli in Rome. There is no doubt... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

It seems to me that they have taken time to properly hit their stride, but here they rediscover the heights scaled with Claudio Cavina at the helm. These are near-flawless readings, effortlessly... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2020 More…