Arcana

This is a near-perfect album – bright, sprightly, responsive and clear. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2023 More…

Emőke Baráth is a feisty Doriclea and nowhere more so than in her encounter with Xavier Sabata’s Fidalbo in Act II. But it’s Gabriella Martellaci’s rich contralto as the worldly-wise Delfina... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Despite, indeed partly because of the imperfections there is an immediacy and intensity here as his 81-year old fingers feel their way from one musical configuration to another that is in a... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Accademia dell’Annunciata are passionate advocates of these shadowy works. Their sound is warm and resonant yet musical textures remain transparent; ensemble and intonation are generally... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The playing is superb, as is the increasing versatility of the flute, each sonata played on a different instrument based on one from the period...A fine recording quality underlines the resonance... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Bernardini and Zefiro offer a selection of works relying to varying extents on wind instruments and Turkish percussion…the occasional ripe tuning and audible keywork really only add to the fun... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2016 More…