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The Eucharist solo motet Sacramento laudes is sung with purling fluidity by alto Marta Fumagalli, although the violin band’s uneven raggedness takes a while to resolve...A brief five-voice Easter... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2020More…

The combination of harmonica and string quartet might seem eccentric, but the effect is often charming and whimsical. The former’s association with jazz cafés and bluesy folk music gently encourages... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The Intermezzi…might equally well have been called ‘Improvisations’, they convey so strongly the impression that the composer is as surprised and gratified at what is emerging as his audience... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

If it’s not quite Offenbach’s daftest score – no singing dogs, dead parrots or laxative jokes, anyway – it’s still pretty daft.The performances are comparably broad – gestures are flamboyant... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2020More…

Much of the playing and singing is pretty routine, but that also goes for the score itself...Bass Baurzhan Anderzhanov is a firmvoiced Pasquale, making the most of his Figaro-like entrance aria.... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019More…