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The chorus and line-up of soloists is first-rate, with a suitably menacing Abramane (Tassis Christoyannis) and a witchy Érinice (Véronique Gens)...The instrumental numbers (notably the sarabands)... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

A Dies Irae is an apt place for Prohaska to begin her musically wide-ranging exploration of ‘life in death’, and the gloom is leavened by lightness elsewhere. There are early musical delights,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

this wonderful recital headed up by violinist Chouchane Siranossian brings us Bach before ‘Bach’ (or should that be ‘BACH’), and places his early music at various pin drops along a fascinating... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Papavrami is not only technically proficient throughout, but also has the knack of interpreting the phrasings and counterpoint with clarity and nuance. His tone is bright and his intonation... — Fanfare, May/June 2022 More…

Niquet appropriately creates a liturgical framework, weaving plainchant, motets and instrumental items around the main work; these also serve to contrast with and complement the sometimes gluttonously... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 5 out of 5 stars/4 out of 5 stars More…

Hervé Niquet’s musical direction is admirably fluent. The orchestral playing and choral singing are magnificent throughout in a suitably resonant recording…Katherine Watson as Mérope stands... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…