Arcana

Maestro of the Baroque violin, Carmignola combines his meticulous attention to the details of Vivaldi’s phrasing and expressive markings with a sense of interpretative freedom, rhetoric and... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) 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…

An intriguing set of performances that has me torn between choosing luxury or coherence. — Gramophone Magazine, February 2023 More…

A couple more such pieces wouldn’t have gone amiss, but one of the most impressive tracks of all is of Dufay’s Magnificat: functional, no frills, but polyphony sumptuously delivered. — Gramophone Magazine, August 2022 More…

Even in the sometimes twisting inner voices, she makes each and every note, chord, and phrase stand out so that we have a fine sense of the complexity of these arrangements. Clarity and a fine... — Fanfare, Mar/Apr 2023 More…

The performance by Zefiro is energetic and lively. There is a good sense of phrasing and the instruments all fit with each other in perfect ensemble. The disc itself is an excellent view into... — Fanfare, July/August 2023 More…