Reviews

'An invitation to meditation ... But also an assertive plea for "the power of music" and sound, and its hypnotic capacities described as far back as antiquity.'

'This compelling new release on Linn provides fierce competition to my favourite recordings. In the hands of principal conductor Robin Ticciati, it feels unpretentious, insightful and firmly cohesive, while allowing the music to speak for itself.'

Classical Album of the Week: 'Stanislas de Barbeyrac is an ideal Pelléas, Chiara Skerath is a delectably fragile, moving Mélisande, and Alexandre Duhamel is a menacing, eventually homicidal Golaud.'

'A must for film music devotees but interesting, too, as a testament.'

Choice: 'This album should earn him a good reputation, for it reveals, through fifteen or so melodies, an endearing and personal musical universe ... a resolutely tonal and accessible music, but never backward-looking.'

'Enchantresses – in the sense of singing in order to enchant and delight – is what Sandrine Piau does.'

'Marco Serino guides the bow over the strings with only light pressure. He weaves Deborah's Theme with airy, gossamer tones - but gives them enough sharpness to keep the whole thing from sounding "soulfully" sentimental.'

'Farjot chisels jewels of a fascinating beauty, magnificently served by David Kadouch, Arnaud Thorette or the voices of Sandrine Piau, Stanislas de Barbeyrac and others.'

'It is these "magnificent women" that Sandrine Piau celebrates, alongside Jerôme Correas' Paladins ... we are left speechless in front of such an impassioned interpretation.'