…the curiously ambivalent Stabat mater, part operatic, part austere. The dark and complex voices of Rachel Harnisch and Sara Mingardo emphasise its dramatic nature. Singing quietly they are profoundly impressive; their duet 'Sancta mater' is heavenly (with Mingardo plumbing extraordinary depths in a closing cadenza), as is the stillness of the final 'Quando corpus'. ...a most enjoyable and revealing disc.

The Stabat Mater is the main work, in a striking ­performance that manages to be at once devotional and operatic. There's a fiery austerity in the conducting and string playing...The real treat here is the Violin Concerto, played with casual sensuality and great elegance by Giuliano Carmignola.