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The Orlandos are so experienced in this repertory that, nearly always, the choice of tempo and tone is spot-on (and tempo is perhaps the most important decision, given that absolute tempos are... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2019 More…

Their approach is rather different from the refined blend of such pioneering groups as Gothic Voices; exploiting, instead, the contrasts in timbre and character between the four voices and varying... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Machaut at his most engaging and varied...this really is one bullseye after another...Rarely since the Gothic Voices has the vocalisation of the lower lines appeared so self-evidently the right... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2017 More…

That evergreen theme of courtly love inspires in Machaut extraordinary harmonies and beautiful, primitive counterpoint. The singers combine pin-sharp tuning and gentle phrasing in this seductive... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This album finds the quartet in excellent shape, with their clarity of idea and warmth of sound as strong as ever. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Throughout the programme, the four voices of the Orlando Consort are beautifully balanced, their intonation and diction nigh flawless. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

An elegant selection of motets and Mass sections receives utterly convincing and coolly, tastefully emotional performances in a masterclass of deceptively virtuosic singing. — Choir & Organ, June 2017 More…

Here we get a mix of 13 songs and motets taken from across his output, sung with suavity and control…'Quant en moy/Amour' provides a lesson in quiet poise and ensemble — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The group seems most at home in the sacred pieces, the Magnificat and O bone Jesu, where their harmonious, 'choral' sound can be put to good use...We owe a debt of gratitude to the Orlando Consort... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[Venner and Dobell] display the most magnificent articulation of the texts alongside the understanding of the lines gained from their senior colleagues...Those who know the Orlando Consort will... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2013 More…