CD, Pergolesi (composer)

The only relatively familiar piece is Vivaldi’s Stabat mater...In the other pieces, Scholl sings with a grave beauty, with impeccable intonation and no changes of gear. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2024 More…

Soprano Amanda Forsythe and baritone Christian Immler make a lovely pairing...Under the joint direction of Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs, these productions possess all the fizz they must have... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2024, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

While his Stabat Mater and Magnificat are relatively well-known, there are other sacred works which, if this CD is anything to go by, are equally fine and deserve hearing. Backed by the musicological... — Classical Music, July 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

All in all a very moving and engaging performance from one of the newest and slickest ensembles on the scene. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2024 More…

Emma Kirkby at her most serene is matched by Taylor as if they were two faces of a single musical entity. With first-rate surround-sound recording and a warm ambience, this is a disc not to... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The two solo voices are well matched, though the mezzo’s tone is edgier than that of her soprano colleague. Violinist/director Julien Chauvin presides over a pacy account that occasionally robs... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

a dazzling display of how less can be more. Controlling his trademark exuberance, Jaroussky blends his voice perfectly with that of the pure-toned Julia Lezhneva...the choir and band respond... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…