Glossa

Glorious soloists, all impressively graceful and proficient, include the fruity counter- tenor of Filippo Mineccia. It’s deliciously nimble, bright, and ‘dance-y’, with detailed responsiveness... — Choir & Organ, March 2020 More…

Raffaele Pe…carries the drama well right from the evocative opening narration … the Ghislieri Choir makes the most of its few interjections… Cappella Neapolitana and conductor Antonio Florio... — CD Review, 19th March 2016 More…

I can hardly wait for the next Desmarest recording, but in the meantime this one will certainly be keeping me happy — Gramophone Magazine More…

What lends the performance some interest is Niquet's reconstruction of a 17th-century service...Brossard's Stabat Mater, as conventional as Bouteiller's Requiem, is redeemed by a vigorous final... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2011 More…

Bo Holten has an ideal solution presented in SACD surround-sound, leaving only a narrow space between double choirs… it works to perfection in the heart-rending 'Good night' of the soul leaving... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This 1999 recording of the Ferrarese madrigalist's 1959 collection sounds tart and vivacious, sung by mixed vocal consort and in the style of the Concerto delle Donne, with harp, lute and gamba. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This live anthology is a clever way of offering a 'sampler' of La Venexiana's survey of Monteverdi's madrigals without resorting to the mere duplication of their existing catalogue. It gives... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Above all one is drawn to the ensemble’s tone, uncommonly deep, rich, absorbing in itself, and departing significantly from the treble-dominated spectrum that is so prevalent with English-speaking... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2018 More…