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Hervé Niquet celebrated the 15th anniversary of his group Le Concert Spirituel by assembling a hundred musicians at the Arsenal de Metz to produce what is claimed as 'the first historical recording'... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Thomas Zehetmair is altogether more gracious and urbane in performances recorded over a five-year period… His tone is sweet and subtly varied, his phrasing always alive, with those tiny nuances... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2009 More…

My instant reaction on first sampling the opening track was that this orchestra makes such a marvellous sound… The pizzicato passages were a particular joy. The phrasing is springy and always... — Early Music Review, August 2013 More…

Beethoven's Pastoral features some exquisitely characterised woodwind playing. The impressive Fifth encompasses granatic strength in outer movements and lyricism in the Andante con moto. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Bruggen…achieves a stunning pianissimo at the opening, with strings appearing almost out of nowhere from the wind chords. — Early Music Review, April 2015 More…

…in this live period-instrument interpretation tempos are finely judged and the many expressive effects in Haydn's depiction of the last words of Jesus are recorded in the gospels are powerfully... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Three pieces: a new concerto, an old friend in a (not very) different guise, and a repertory staple.
The 'new concerto' is a reconstruction by Francesco Zimei based on movements from three of... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…