DG Archiv

The crossover points between the two musical traditions are interesting but the differences are most instructive, particularly the contrast between the vigorous Viennese take on waltz rhythm... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2005More…

The players relish their period instruments' unusual resonances - incisive bowing and charged exchanges abound - and the sound engineers faithfully capture them. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Nothing quite like this has happened before: a disc devoted entirely to Machaut’s songs, all performed with voices alone. Only the texted line in the manuscripts is sung with text; the rest... — Gramophone MagazineMore…

Carmignola combines historical performance practice with spontaneous touches of colour to make the most of Haydn's phrases. The Orchestre des Champs-Elysees match him in crispness and bounce. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2012, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Magdalena Kozená is part of a nicely balanced vocal ensemble and Robert Hugo conducts with vigorous involvement. The tenor and bass soloists, Jaroslav Brezina and Michal Pospíšil, bring a credible... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2010, 5 out of 5 starsMore…