'The voices of the Marian Consort, one or two to a part, merge ideally, conducted by Rory McCleery. The carpet of sound that unfolds is seductive, at times bordering on the bewitching ...'
Forum Opéra
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'Johann Sebastian Bach supplied the bridge that led Belgian oboist Marcel Ponseele, a veteran of the early music scene, to this compelling collaboration with the honey-toned jazz trumpeter Jean-Paul Estiévenart.'
Apple Music
'Breathtakingly beautiful ... Lusitano's music is truly a discovery!'
Klassieke Zaken
'There are experienced musicians at work who are used to conveying their playing to the group. Connected to this is the flawless and convincing mastery of the instrument and texture of the works.'
Pizzicato
'This imaginary royal journey highlights the descriptive nature of these pieces (Les Plaisirs de la chasse, by Daquin) and their evocative power, magnified by refined playing and supple phrasing.'
Les Echos
'Roset whirls through the capricious colouratura parts like a tightrope walker steering her pointe shoes over the precipice without fearing the fall.'
De Standaard
'Giovanni Antonini swaps his ensemble Il Giardino Armonico for the Basel Chamber Orchestra, whose translucent textures do full justice to the instrumental finesse of these classical yet imaginative works.'
Radio Classique
'The quartet draws a nice contrast between the highly melodic, almost transcendent lyricism of the Puccini and the more contrapuntal structure of the Verdi.'
All Music
'There's a synergy here, between a bold young singer and a bold young composer, of a kind that rarely occurs.'
All Music