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The extreme refinement and minutely focused intensity, in recordings to match, make the Webern a singularly beautiful, if somewhat unsettling experience. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It is impossible to be certain how much of Il Tamerlano was actually composed by Antonio Vivaldi...And yet this musical collage sounds unmistakeably Vivaldian...If the countertenor Filippo Mineccia’s... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Silvery, bright and pure, he gives a youthful air to a deeply expressive interpretation that feels knowing beyond his years. Everything about his performance is to be savoured. Phrasing and... — bbc.co.uk, 2nd November 2010 More…

Chochieva is very much attuned to Scriabin’s lyricism. It’s hard to imagine a more idyllic or intimate performance of the gentler preludes on this recording. In the sonatas, Chochieva is particularly... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2022 More…

Can there may be a more profoundly beautiful recording of Fauré's Requiem out there? We defy any sensitive soul not to be transported into a state of near rapture by the unspeakably delicious... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Begelman, who currently leads Concerto Italiano, is an eloquent conveyor of the spirited and lyrical charms of these concertos. His intonation is faultless and his articulation sharply defined... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

a good deal of the music’s vitality here comes from the performances, which treat it with respect, imagination and skill. Vendittelli is a singer whose stage experience shows in her natural... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2022 More…

The music is a delight throughout, and the performance mainly of a high standard. Marie Lys is a spirited Eurilla...In all, Andrea Buccarella, his soloists and his vibrant Abchordis Ensemble... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…