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Talk about intelligent programming: after Voices we're offered six genuine historical folk song performances from the archives - street cries, prayers for religious festivals, lullabies - which... — Matt Fernand, bbc.co.uk, 20th November 2002 More…

Steve Reich's joyous setting of Psalms 19 and 18 in Hebrew, in a performance that brings out its jazzy, syncopated charm. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2006 More…

A clever and largey engaging collection of 20th and 21st century works that look back to earlier times played by the Duo Gazzana with wit, poise and graceful affection. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

For this excellent two-CD compendium, the producer Manfred Eicher has selected pieces from the recordings he has made over the past 30 years. It’s a perfect introduction to Pärt’s work, ranging... — The Times, 25th September 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer was the first homegrown Kapellmeister to be appointed at the Hapsburg Court in Vienna in 1679, following generations of Italians hired for their oltremontani flair... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Under Igor Karsko’s committed direction, the playing of Camerata Zürich is superb and very well recorded, and there is a clear feeling throughout for the rich sentiment underlying these memories... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…