Reviews

'We are treated to amazingly clean tone with astoundingly precise ensemble and a nearly miraculous blending of solo voices. The tone is straight but never severe. They are beautifully recorded with a feeling of intimacy but never uncomfortably close.'

'Jonathan Fournel is an innate Brahmsian, who combines an impeccable technique with an approach that is eager for detailed substance and a style rich in nuance and emotional intensity.'

'There is no doubt that the singer has a good command of the form, a spontaneous sense of melody, excellent German diction, a sense of phrasing and poetry that he can usefully bring out here, placing his performance at a very honourable level.'

'With its breathtaking interpretation, between virtuoso bubbling and sweet tenderness, the Consort proves that the Baroque, even if it is Venetian, still has a lot of thrills to give us when it is played like this.'

'Whether unfamiliar with Handel’s operas or a seasoned expert, this recording is a magnificent addition to any collection and an utter delight to listen to from beginning to end.'

'You really hear the commitment, and it comes across as a sort of fearlessness which I really admire.'

Orchestral Music and Concertos category winner: '[A] delightfully colorful and inspired recording of the Tageszeiten symphonies ... complemented by Mozart's Serenata notturna, whose compositional wit is deliciously celebrated.'

'A musical dynamism brimming with colour in a conception that, both in the whole and in the details, never ceases to convince, a superlative Chamber Choir of Namur and a dream vocal ensemble, all led by a conductor whose communicative enthusiasm impresses.'

'However, the highlight, for me, is the Actus Tragicus. It’s performed beautifully here. It’s also here that the quality of Linn’s recording really comes into its own, each instrument clearly audible.'