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Andreas Scholl’s fine performances should help in promoting Tůma’s music [JV]

Convincing performances of two very different masterpieces [JV]

Incisive performances of stylistically groundbreaking and expressive works [JV]

The low tessitura and the slow tempi make these settings quite moving [JV]

(Déjà Review) It will be very difficult to find a performance which more convincingly explores these brilliant compositions [JV]

A fascinating picture of music at the time of Louis XIV [JV]

Brilliant performances of Goldberg’s trio sonatas and a little-known piece by WF Bach [JV]

Benevoli’s mass is a fine specimen of Roman polychorality in the 17th century [JV]

A new perspective on the performance of the music of the English renaissance [JV]

A fine demonstration of some of the main aspects of performance practice in music of the late Renaissance and early Baroque [JV]

This disc documents the strong Italian influence on the Portuguese late Baroque [JV]

Superb performances – the best possible case for Philippus de Monte [JV]

A fascinating portrait of Striggio, but the performances are rather disappointing [JV]

The Accademia de’ Dissonanti are ideal advocates of Baur’s music [JV]

The performers deserve praise for bringing this unknown composer to our attention [JV]

Chance is a foremost representative of his generation in the falsetto range [JV]

These transcriptions are nice complements to Bach’s arrangements [JV]

Elegance and refinement were highly appreciated at the time, and that is exactly what we get here [JV]

A well-deserved recognition of a neglected composer [JV]

An impressive revival of the art of the Concerto delle donne [JV]

Very personal choice of viola da gamba pieces, performed with much sensitivity [JV]

Sacred music and performance of impressive quality [JV]

A model of good taste and creative programming [JV]

Le Consort deserves praise for bringing the music by the mysterious Mrs Philarmonica to our attention [JV]