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What makes her Bach special is the natural way she approaches this music. In her hands, these pieces retain an exquisite fluidity and lightness...Beyer brings a certain type of grace all her... — Fanfare, March/April 2022 More…

Van Mechelen pays fitting tribute to Legros, focusing on tasteful lyricism and beauty rather than on virtuosic display...He is at his best as the pastoral lover, when the luminous timbre of his... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Small-scale period-instrument forces create a sense of intimate chamber music. There's crisp orchestral articulation and bold-toned flute in allegro passages if rather retiring in middle movements.... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Olivier Fortin, Emmanuel Frankenburg and Ensemble Masques give warm-blooded performances of the music. Their approach is stylish in matters of ornament and articulation, and the pervasive fugal... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Most persuasive from these Parisian musicians is the vitality of the choral movements of both Masses and the richly flavoured instrumental accompaniment, directed by Raphaël Pichon with warmth... — Gramophone Magazine More…

While several one-to-a-part readings can bring a chamber-like intimacy, you get the best of all worlds here: red-blooded warmth, intense coloration, grandeur and crackling vigour and not a scintilla... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2014 More…

Café Zimmerman’s playing is by turns dynamic, precise and beguiling…although Alpha’s recording is closely miked, Charlesworth’s vocal sureness between registers remind me of the youthful Christoph... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2017 More…