Delphine Galou

An often feisty recital of operatically-influenced 17th and 18th century sacred music intercut with instrumental items by Dantone’s firebrand ensemble. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In the arias from Vivaldi’s opera Galou is at her most flexible and assured. In ‘Si, si, bel volto’ she handles the thoughtful silences and reflections of the lover with consummate skill, and... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

[Galou] Her ability to caress a vocal line, and to give it presence and body, even when she is singing softly, comes to the fore as early as in the central aria (“Sileant zephyr”) from Filiæ... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

The eight-strong ensemble is unerringly committed to text in ‘Herr, unser Herrscher’, which is taken quickly by Minkowski and played vividly by Les Musiciens du Louvre…the rapid narrative from... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2017 More…

Markstrom's detective work makes an entire reconstruction possible but for this live recording makes no claims for liturgical observance or historical completeness...Le Parlement de Musique... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2012 More…

the four soloists form a well-balanced quartet, with tenor Michael Spyres eager and dynamic, Alexander Vinogradov's bass grand and characteristically Russian in quality, and soprano Julia Lezhneva... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…