Frescobaldi
Orgelpunkt: Historic Organ Villanueva de Huerva (MDG)
A fine contribution to our knowledge of Spanish organs and organ music [JV]
Il violone impertinente (NovAntiqua)
I would have liked to hear more, which is a compliment to the performers [JV]
O Dolcezze Amarissime: Madrigali, Ricercari and Canzoni Strumentali (Fineline)
These performances offer a different perspective on the genre of the madrigal [JV]
Frescobaldi: Messa Della Madonna (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
(Déjà Review) Undeniably enjoyable, but probably more for the Frescobaldi devotee [PW]
Jakub Józef Orliński (alto) – Beyond (Erato)
An ideal combination of mostly unfamiliar repertoire and stylistically convincing performances [JV]
Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor): Beyond (Erato)
A captivating 17th century programme [DF]
Vestiva – Embellishing 16th & 17th Century Music (First Hand Records)
A fine demonstration of some of the main aspects of performance practice in music of the late Renaissance and early Baroque [JV]
Fantastissimus (Navis Classics)
Rich, strange and vibrantly colourful [DC]
Frescobaldi and the South (Arcana)
A compelling recital which places Frescobaldi in his historical context [JV]
Alessandro Licata (organ) At Selby Abbey (Selby Abbey Organ Masters)
A rather disappointing inclusion in the Selby Abbey series [MSt]
17th Century Music for Canto & Basso (Brilliant Classics)
A compelling display of the brilliant music that was written in Italy in the first half of the 17th century [JV]
Music for Cornetto and Keyboard (BIS)
An instructive and compelling survey of Italian instrumental music from the late 16th and early 17th centuries [JV]
The Monteverdi Organ (Brilliant Classics)
Groundbreaking from the perspective of performance practice [JV]
