Reviews

'The baritone’s latest album harvests a rich crop of forbidden fruit in an exuberant exploration of desire and temptation, indulgence and transgression. The sheer breadth and ingenuity of the programming is, well… irresistible.'

'Harry Bicket directs from the harpsichord a dynamic, flawless orchestra and proves with his team that Handel’s masterful opera, despite many fantastic recordings, never gets boring!

'Chance is a master at articulating the declamatory word pointedness of the songs so beguilingly that the supposedly unmusical, consonant-rich English can compete effortlessly with the musical eloquence, even enchantment, of Italian.'

'Dipping in and out of the minor mode, but mostly dwelling in the sunlit major, these beautifully turned works pass a very pleasant hour.'

Editor's Choice: '[It] quickly establishes Bonthrone as a major talent'

Recommended: '... Vox Luminis strikes again. A special recommendation is inevitable.'

'The finale certainly is cumulatively magnificent, with life’s struggles gradually clearing, leaving a final ringing peroration in the brightest of key signatures: C major.'

'A pleasantly uncomplicated interpretation, as subtle as it is artful, which creates a contemporary approach to this music.'

Recording of the Month: '... this is a sublime cast. Bicket and The English Concert’s credentials are self-recommending ... a technical and stylistic command that is above reproach.'