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full of suave delights – and the recording is top notch. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

[Mameli] provides an object lesson in how vocal precision need not inhibit passionate commitment. Her clarity and response to the texts is exceptional: the first phrase of Caccini’s Dolcissimo... — The Observer, 26th November 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The work’s intense atmosphere is beautifully caught here by pianist-conductor Reinbert de Leeuw and the perfectly balanced vocal forces of Collegium Vocale Gent. With the addition of three Latin... — Choir & Organ, July 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Henry Du Mont has long been credited as one of the creators, alongside Lully, of the grandmotet, the opulent style of church composition for soloists, choir and orchestra associated with Louis... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

These beautifully sculpted performances present a perspective on Bach which is committed to beauty of sound...but allied to a structural coherence which combines elegance and grip...this outstandingly... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2011 More…

Bestion’s singers are very flexible, and frequently superb...they are equal to Scelsi’s quartertones; and they can sing ‘straight’ when needed. These stylistic shifts are not jarring. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2022 More…

There’s a lovely vernal bloom to this Jardin des Voix alumna’s high-lying mezzo, and she’s fully alive to the taut drama of these concise French baroque cantatas, the majority of which receive... — Presto Music, January 2019 More…