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Herreweghe takes his task seriously. The first two movements of the Requiem are for the most part superbly delicate and beautifully shaped. The choral sound is always lovely, even if at times... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

In items such as Già pense the performers demonstrate an understanding that not all of these madrigals are morbid (fewer than half mention death), and they deck out the sound with warm chords... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

These are generally no-nonsense accounts, with brisk tempos of a kind favoured these days in period-instrument performances...these are impressive, if somewhat unyielding performances, and they... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

With ‘Si ch’io vorrei morire’ – ‘Yes, I would die’ – they find a way to suggest the mounting excitement, and climbing melodic line, of a song which is all about physical coupling. And with ‘Ohime,... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These are not performances that fall over themselves with an excess of enthusiasm and energ y, but rather convey a mature and graceful stateliness – yet there’s no shortage of joy. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Schubert's Octet is such an infectiously joyous piece that it's impossible not to feel uplifted by it - especially when it's played as well as it is here. This is a performance that conveys... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…