Mellon and Visse here make a thrilling duo: her silky soprano the perfect complement to his plangent countertenor...producing performances that combine playfulness, passion, youthful spirit and mature style...The instrumentalists of Ensemble Barcarole deserve high praise for their idiomatic, audacious jazzy continuo realisations...All in all, a real box of delights.

This well-structed recital showcases the differing shared states arising from love...the voices of Visse and Mellon are most often coupled, though there's usually at least a hint of tension between the two, whether by virtue of the subject matter or otherwise...This will seem appropriately daring to some but others may find it uncomfortable.