Marais, M - Tombeau de Mr Méliton (Premier Livre pour 2 violes)

there's a rich mahogany mellowness to the timbre, ideally complemented by the theorbo's burnished fleshing out of the D minor Prelude, and the added rhythmic kick it imparts to the G major's... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Few gambists are better versed in this repertoire than Paolo Pandolfo, whose playing is supple, poetic, effortless…[he] and fellow gambist Amélie Chemin dialogue and vie delightfully in the... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

These are not theatrical performances, nor are they too restrained. Sakai’s playing is sure-footed and robust, but not boorish, and his sound is balanced and resonant in all registers. Again,... — Fanfare, May/June 2022 More…