'The overall result is both lively and fulfilling ... here is an overall faultless, blameless, endearing and stimulating journey.'
Crescendo
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'... three absolute rarities are added to these eleven Handel tunes: two virtuoso arias taken from Bononcini's Crispo (1720) and Attilio Ariosti's Caio Marzio Coriolano.'
Musikzen
5/6: 'This 30-year-old musician is simply a sublime piano player.'
Politiken
'Listening to the third and final installment of Helmchen’s cycle, which I have praised every step of the way, I’d say that he deserves first place ... the best of the year in this genre.'
Fanfare
CD of the Week: 'They don't take genre boundaries that seriously and always play with full dedication. But make no mistake, the gentlemen make serious music ...'
NPO Radio 4
'Portal and Meyer play all this music with style and verve.'
Fanfare
'He brings a stylistic sincerity to the main work, its Aria and 30 variations crisp, clear and iridescent ....'
Scotland On Sunday
'This Scottish ensemble shows all the originality and subtlety of Haydn's music, especially in the dance movements. They juxtapose familiar elements so amazingly that something completely unexpected emerges.'
SWR2
'With sparkling orchestral colours, Ticciati lets the musical spectacle unfold on a panoramic canvas. One listen is not enough.'
De Volkskrant