Forqueray, A - La Leclair

Standage…imparts 'period' insights… He stresses the 'French' rather than the 'Corelli', and there's a generosity of spirit that characterises his whole approach… the powerfully cumulative Tempo... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2006, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The 1769 Taskin harpischord, from Edinburgh University's Russell Collection, is a gem, resonant and entrancing. Unequal temperament pushes some intonation to its intriguing limit. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The title only hints at the disc's riches: it is a veritable 'art gallery' in sound. Marianne Muller and her continuo colleagues in the Ensemble Spirale explore the ways in which 17th- and 18th-century... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

Forqueray’s own music drives the gamba to explore new effects and sonorities…Boulanger responds to his musical chiaroscuro…The players are equally receptive to the expressive contrasts of Forqueray’s... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…