Signum

The ensemble's view of this repertory, though hardly new, is delivered with such intelligence and rhetorical persuasiveness that the cumulative weight of their Byrd, in particular, is well-nigh... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2012 More…

Gheorghiu’s dramatic conviction and the rich, blooming tone for which her voice is well known are still there in abundance, allowing her to give a meaningful and deeply expressive performance... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

we have accomplished singers here who negotiate the occasionally tricky music with fluency and poise. John Mark Ainsley (as Alexander the Great) is a commanding presence...It is a rare delight... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The symphony's first movement, especially, reaches a level of intensity that's seriously frightening, with astonishing virtuoso firepower from every corner of the orchestra. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Vivaldi’s use of colour and texture is, like the great Venetian painters before him, one of the defining characteristics of his style – as La Serenissima’s new disc vividly demonstrates. This... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is special indeed, and given such spectacular engineering (by Tom Stokes under producer Andrew Cornall), anyone wanting a Second in state-of-the-art sound should be happy with it…The Philharmonia... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Sparkling performances of music which spans almost the entirety of Emanuel Bach’s working life…Tamsin Waley-Cohen and James Baillieu embrace this personal idiom with stylistic aplomb and an... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…