Browse: Duphly - La Forqueray

This programme features repertoire rich in musical portraits...Fantasticus have established themselves as a white-hot addition to the early music scene. Fantasticus by name; fantastic by nature! — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The 1769 Taskin harpischord, from Edinburgh University's Russell Collection, is a gem, resonant and entrancing. Unequal temperament pushes some intonation to its intriguing limit. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

I really like the liveliness of the ensemble playing … that recorded sound is close and rich and it allows you to revel in the bass heavy transcriptions of Forqueray Junior … deeply satisfying. — Record Review, 27th January 2018 More…

this programme is a good introduction to a glorious century of French harpsichord music, a tribute not just to Immerseel and his seven composers but also to the makers and restorers of these... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2024 More…

D'Oustrac shows herself to be a singer of great expressive power… — Gramophone Magazine, September 2008 More…

Standage…imparts 'period' insights… He stresses the 'French' rather than the 'Corelli', and there's a generosity of spirit that characterises his whole approach… the powerfully cumulative Tempo... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Skempé's evocation of this sound world is unsurpassed. His inventiveness is immense and vibrant, encompassing extreme tempos, aching lyricism, and delicate hesitations. On this disc his performing... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…