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Piau finds just the right balance between beauty of sound and fervent expressivity…[Lowrey] combines lucid diction with an aptly plangent sound – always beautifully controlled. Though they’re... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Antonini’s virtuosity is, we might say, literally breathtaking as he dispatches the fast outer movements with agility and stylistic aplomb. For my own sensibilities, though, this comes at a... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Reinbert de Leeuw and Collegium Vocale Gent are masters of tonal shading: whether attending to top or internal lines they achieve a near-on three-dimensional effect…superb playing and singing... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2016 More…

There are many beautiful moments in this programme of four early cantatas by Bach…the seriousness with which Lionel Meunier and Vox Luminis approach this work is evident, and the forces are... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Vocal performances are almost unanimously strong, particularly striking from both high tenors...Instrumentally things are just as crisp, as idiomatic in inflection as the singers are in their... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2022 More…

Concept aside, the performance is mostly very well refined, with a bright, fervent choral sound. A finely balanced quartet of soloists brings poise and panache to the Dvořák, with some superb... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Niquet brings fresh artistry and specifically French authority honed over decades with Le Concert Spirituel to both works. For me, this is a prize-winning disc — Gramophone Magazine, February 2017 More…