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Beaugiraud’s entrancing soulfulness, Barthel’s sweet intimacy and Degand’s sophisticated phrasing all cultivate the emotionally touching qualities of Couperin’s artistry. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019More…

Gailliard brings a joyous and incisively idiomatic grace to these performances. What she may lack in the absolute fluency and charisma of Christophe Coin is more than made up for in this exciting... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2020, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Enjoyable sleeve notes by Sylvie Kürsten quote father and son in touching homages to one another. Chorus, soloists and orchestra achieve great expression from De Marchi’s keen direction. Affective... — Choir & Organ, October 2019, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

The performance by the Orfeo Orchestra is solid, and quite beautifully done. Conductor Vashegyi has a good feel for the ever-changing textures, harmonies, and moods that characterize French... — Fanfare, September/October 2020More…

The recital duo of tenor Cyrille Dubois and pianist Tristan Raës has become a self-recommending entity in French song recordings, with Dubois’s once-in-ag-eneration authentic French tenor and... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2025More…

Steeped in the Baroque, Kossenko and his responsive forces seem to take naturally to Mendelssohn...the smallish forces, tilting the balance towards woodwind and brass, allow for an ideal transparency... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2023More…

It's stylishly presented and excellently accompanied by the Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset; a slight letdown, though, comes with young Gheorghiu hersel. Her appealingly bright, agile... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Overall, his approach may strike some as a degree cooler and more clinical than usual. But the combination of clarity and sensitive interplay with the orchestra makes it anything but routine. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2025More…