Château de Versailles Spectacles

The playing is lively, stylish, and characterful, while the players’ total involvement in, and enjoyment of, this wonderful music are tangible. — Fanfare, May/June 2023 More…

Mabire favours straight, white voices with no softening spin on them – voices, in fact, that come as close as possible to early brass. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2021 More…

Robin plays his offerings magnificently on the splendid 1710 instrument of the Chapel Royal at the Palace of Versailles. The recorded sound is up close and vivid. Detailed booklet notes and... — Fanfare, March/April 2022 More…

The performance of this suite is excellent, with a rich sound and clarity of Marais’s often quirky passages. The nuances and phrasing by Pharo and her group bring this to life in a way that... — Fanfare, May/June 2022 More…

This music shows Vivaldi at his orchestral best, with interesting and lively themes, good contrasts in the tempos, and a nice variation of textures. Of course, it does depend upon the performance,... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2022 More…

‘sparkling’ is certainly an apt word for the whole disc. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2022 More…

Only the occasional mannerism detracts from the spontaneity of what is otherwise a splendid performance, excellently played by La Chapelle Harmonique, whose hard-worked horns deserve a special... — Opera, June 2022 More…

This entire disc is held together by the capable direction of Marie van Rijn, who offers an accompaniment in which the string orchestra is an equal partner with the voices. The phrasing is precise,... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2021 More…