Naive

Verlet's brisk opening Aria belies the measured, tastefully embellished, lucid Bachian adventure that unfolds. Gallic flair gilds the French 'Ouverture', but Variation No. 23 sounds pedantic... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Piau recreates numb torment, fear and anger within the comparatively small expressive range of her soprano...And Ivor Bolton's urging of the orchestral slings and arrows is everywhere minutely... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Vivaldi's music is so rhythmic and vibrant it can even sound vaguely upbeat when portraying tragedy, so hats off to Lehtipuu for the amount of light and shade he manages to bring to the programme...The... — Classic FM Magazine, February 2011, 3 out of 5 starsMore…