Muffat, Georg - Passacaglia

Alessandrini gets right down to business, opening with a bracing and full-bodied rendition of Frescobaldi's Partite cento sopra passacagli that vigorously plays up the music's audacious harmonies... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010More…

I am enthusiastic about this recording; Smoot plays Muffat on rather different instruments with fresh interpretations. This repertoire may be an acquired taste but this Brilliant Classics release... — MusicWeb International, 10th April 2014More…

How expertly do all these players execute these remarkably adventurous works within the most rigorous principles of good chamber-music playing. Intonation is outstanding...and the personality... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2010More…