Reviews

'Pinnock, known for his devotion to early music, has turned up a splendid alternative to the composer’s original keyboard work that works just about perfectly ... Do not under any circumstance miss this.'

Record of the Week: 'This new Rodelinda has a gorgeously sung heroine in Lucy Crowe ... and Iestyn Davies is near-ideal as Bertarido ... Bicket propels the drama forward with inexorable momentum, his period band on top form. Highly recommended.'

'... one is won over by the crystalline purity of the voice, in perfect dialogue with an orchestra with a rounded but not overbearing sound, well conducted by Jean-François Verdier.

'The great virtue of this interpretation is that it achieves such an appealing rhetoric ... behind the courtly dance glimpses horizons of melancholy, which Brice Sailly scrutinises as a philosopher.'

'An enchanting opening for her recital, Clair-Obscur, which is a lovely thing for Zemlinsky's 150th anniversary this year.'

'... the wind solos in the slow movement are as heartbreaking as they ought to be and the finale really delivers all the passion you could want.'

'The artist abandons her instrument to deliver an unparalleled vocal interpretation of Schönberg's landmark work in a panoramic disc.'

'Erraught and the Irish Baroque Orchestra under Peter Whelan offer crisp performances throughout, and they have done a service by bringing this music to light.'

'Putting her voice to striking use in Schoenberg’s weird and wacky atonal cabaret Pierrot Lunaire, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja turns in a neon-bright, darkly disturbing account to compare with any on disc.'