Dufay - Se la face ay pale

It looks very much as though Julian Podger is the presiding genius; and he has chosen the repertory very well...[the five motets are] presented in what seem to me the most intelligent and musically... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2018 More…

These are all top-rate singers with pure and excellently focused voices: every one of them appears here as a soloist in one of the duet sections, and the intonation and ensemble are beyond reproach — Gramophone Magazine, July 2016 More…

Half a dozen recordings of Dufay's Missa Se la face are available but Kirkman's sweeps the board. …he employs just one singer per part, creating performances of great clarity, pliancy and historical... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The wind ensemble is most effective in the rousing battle pieces, where one senses less the absence of words and voice. Blondel’s playing throughout is finely controlled – phrased and articulated... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…