Reviews

'This was all about the joy of the journey. Eclecticism was one of its strengths.'

Album of the Week: 'Flutist François Lazarevitch is a huge fan of folk music. On this dazzling new album Beauté barbare, he mixes music by Georg Philipp Telemann with eighteenth-century Roma folk music.'

'Magnificent, as much for the irreproachable instrumental realisation as for the precision and accuracy of the conducting, which manages to avoid any heaviness: a reading that will easily find its place alongside those of Pierre Boulez, Iván Fischer, Antal Doráti, Georg Solti, or even Marin Alsop or Susanna Mälkki.'

'Măcelaru and the WDR Sinfonieorchester become a prime recommendation.'

'Songs by Dowland, Campion and Purcell dominate the album, with Chance relying on some highlights of the repertoire. This is a daring move, because he is facing strong discographic competition. He holds his own against this competition ...'

'... executed to perfection by the Greenwich Trio ...'

Editor's Choice: 'Cyrille Dubois's elegant phrasing, immaculate diction and inherent sweetness of tone provide enormous pleasure throughout.'

Recording of the Month: 'Coupled with an authority and conviction one rarely encounters, this intensely moving and highly intimate music-making reduced me to tears on my first hearing.'

'Dubois is an incredibly tasteful singer and I can’t imagine any other tenor of today being as stylish an advocate for these unknown scores.'