Harmonia Mundi
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[Heras-Casado] certainly seems to have boundless energy...some of the music's melodic detail...gets lost at Heras-Casado's breathless speed, but there's no doubting the drama and excitement... —
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Campra: Messe de Requiem
Elisabeth Baudry, Monique Zanetti, Josep Benet, John Elwes & Steven Varcoe
La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe
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These may be 'quintessential' Renaissance masses but they are rarely performed. Van Nevel gets truly convincing results, and he obtains a fulsome, warm sound from his choir. —
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a player of great intelligence, capable of really sustained concentration ... the musicianship is impressive. —
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This version is exceptionally well recorded, with superb balance among the instruments...The players of the Arcanto Quartet, as well as the second cellist Olivier Marron, adopt an austere approach... —
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Imogen Holst: Choral Works
Tanya Houghton (harp)
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge & The Dmitri Ensemble, Graham Ross (director)
These performances are poised, immaculate, and just a little lacking in light and shade: the octane-level shoots up in the Keats settings, where the choir's female contingent evidently enjoys... —
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Lucid and tuneful if overly brisk accounts. —
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Ravel, Schnittke & Szymanowski: Works for Violin and Piano
Elena Rozanova (piano), Graf Mourja (violin)
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JS Bach: Violin Concerto & Double Concertos
Midori Seiler, Raphael Alpermann, Jorg Andreas Botticher & Christoph Huntgeburth
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Period-instrument performances present propulsive, foot-tapping takes on two authentic Bach arrangements and two expert realisations. —
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Monteverdi: Scherzi Musicali
Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) & Stephan MacLeod (baritone)
Concerto Soave, Marc Aymes
Spanning nearly half a century of musical 'jests', Concerto Soave is fresh, light and sparkling as a glass of Prosecco. Quel sguardo sdegnosetto almost self-combusts with pure joy. Irresistable. —
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