Holborne - Paradizo

The programme is planned imaginatively: groups of five or six contrasting pieces in compatible tonalities. The treatment of the individual dances is imaginative, too...The solemn pavans are... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2014More…

These are enjoyable and polished performances, albeit rather reserved. — Gramophone Magazine, August 2008More…

Precise (except where blowsy imprecision is an atmospheric decision) but always characterful, this attractive disc wears its historical knowledge and skill lightly enough to appeal well beyond... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2018More…

It is no ordinary Broadway pit band...introducing works in an unstuffy way to audiences who may be unfamiliar with the great thrills of early music. — New York TimesMore…

Vestiva explores how the art of embellishment revolutionised instrumental music in the 16th and 17th centuries, allowing performers to openly flaunt both their virtuosic and improvisatory skills... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 4 out of 5 starsMore…