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On paper this should be cheesy, but Gaillard’s whistlestop tour of some of opera’s greatest moments – arranged for cello and orchestra – is undertaken with wholehearted joy and great passion... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

this is a fine performance where I found myself revelling in the delightful mirror fugues, where Rousset is joined by fellow harpsichordist, Korneel Bernolet. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This terrific sequel to A Night in London is every bit as varied and vivid as its predecessor, presenting a compelling portrait of Baroque Naples in all its eclectic glory: stomping tarantellas... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, October 2023 More…

By her own admission, Gaillard takes liberties in her realisation of this repertory, some of which perhaps are more successful than others…[She] comes into her own in the two concertos and sonata,... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2019 More…

The Novus players show in the Beethoven that they are a formidable unit, forthright and coherent, if perhaps just a little too relentless at times...their most engaging playing comes in the... — The Guardian, 11th August 2016, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Thomas Hampson shoulders the lion’s share of the songs, and if vocally the result is a little uneven, there’s no gainsaying his clarion command, exemplary diction and perceptive narration. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 3 out of 5 stars / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

both works have very appealing casts, singing with a brightness and a style – unaffected, clear, light on vibrato and ornamentation – that’s wholly suited to the idiom and the material. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2023 More…