Glossa

Boccherini's eight Quintets for guitar and string quartet are a delight. One of them, included here, features the celebrated Fandango in an infectiously spirited performance. — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Franco Pavan’s recent forays into the exciting world of folk/early music with Laboratorio ’600 are stylish and exciting. His combination of poignant programming with crisp, exacting performances... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2017More…

Well served by a close, reverberant recording, Alqhai marries a reedy, warmly penetrating tone with finely etched dynamics. His articulations, accentuations and phrasing grow naturally out of... — The Strad, April 2017More…

There is a fine orchestral sound and the singers are generally of a high standard...What is certain is that this particular pastiche, and probably others which Handel confected for his London... — Early Music Review, May 2017, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

This recording from Hungarian musicians under the direction of György Vashegyi is a fine achievement, and very welcome. The Purcell Choir is a small chamber choir with an attractive, bright... — Choir & Organ, September 2019, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Director and flautist Carlo Ipata puts the composer’s gifts on full display. The music is uniformly ravishing and, the cantata apart, all recorded for the first time. Soprano Roberta Invernizzi... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Among the highlights are character pieces by Christina’s ‘Prince of Music’, Bernardo Pasquini…Throughout, Galassi combines precision and flair with astute musicological insights, and the regal... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The instruments’ mellow sounds are absolutely lovely, every one of Schayegh and Schultsz’s tempos are spot on, and if I disagree with a few interpretative decisions, their expressive intentions... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2018More…