Ravel - Le grillon (No. 2 from Histoires naturelles)

Berger's grainy baritone is pleasing more than awe-inspiring...But he communicates with keen enthusiasm, and his word-lively Mozart Abendempfindung immediately draws the listener in to this... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Sophie Karthäuser and Eugene Asti are both accomplished mimics, and miss no opportunities among the larks (Lalo’s L’Alouette’), cicadas (Chabrier’s ‘Les Cigales’), cats (Rossini’s famous cat... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…