'The soprano has just released a masterly version of Poulenc and Cocteau's monodrama on Alpha. She is overwhelmingly natural and abandoned.'
Le Figaro
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The Strad Recommends: 'Janáček’s Violin Sonata suits Kopatchinskaja’s hyperactive playing style perfectly, while Bartók’s First Sonata gives her full rein to indulge ...'
The Strad
'One hears both the individual voices and the harmony, how everything fits together into a whole ... The result is duo playing of a very high quality.'
Concerti
'Chen makes the keys sing with delicate phrasing.'
De Volkskrant
Best Classical Recordings of 2023 #3: 'With incredible theatricality, Gens assumes the character. Her emotional account comes through all the more powerfully.'
De Standaard
'Véronique Gens gives what is, to me, an ideal representation of the opera ... this new recording can now be considered among the best.'
The Classic Review
'Two rarely heard Italian works for string quartet distinguish this release.'
American Record Guide
'Véronique Gens is utterly believable in this new recording encompassing the whole range of her character's emotions ...'
BBC Radio 3 'Record Review'
'Gothic Voices’ performance of medieval music remains peerless.'
The Observer