Reviews

'In places, Pergolesi’s solo lines are transferred to a substantial two-part children’s chorus, which inevitably thickens the texture'

'If you fancy something off the operatic beaten track, take a wander back into the Spanish Golden Age.'

'The texture of the choir, without losing its homogeneity, is thus rich in a thousand nuances.'

'Playing gorgeously his Matteo Goffriller violin made in Venice in 1768, Serino gives voice to a great composer commenting on his own life's work.'

Diamant d'Opéra: 'The intonation, with which Jodie Devos sometimes displays delicacy, is impeccable, and the diction ... very natural.'

'No ostentation, impeccable diction, extreme delicacy in the ornamentation, sumptuous nuances ...'

'Listen to the savoury brilliance of Lecce's Concerto in G major (and its magnificent central Largo, so archaic in spirit), the ironic skullduggery of the E flat major arbitrarily attributed to Paisiello, or Hummel's mischevious dimension (how can one resist his Andante with variations?).'

'Most of the twenty-seven pieces selected by Gondko have never been recorded before, which gives the CD another unquestionable attraction.'

2023 Chamber Award Nominee: 'The two works have attracted numerous fine recordings, but here a luxury cast ... bring us a really special one ...'