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The concept of this programme lacks consistency and the performances are uneven [JV]

A compelling collection of madrigals, performed by a group of top-class singers [JV]

An exciting, intense and often dramatic performance of these masterpieces [JV]

A compelling survey of sacred concertos from the 17th century [JV]

An instructive and compelling survey of Italian instrumental music from the late 16th and early 17th centuries [JV]

It is hard to see a better ensemble to take care of these chants than the Tiburtina Ensemble [JV]

A highly entertaining disc to which the lover of wind music will regularly return [JV]

Well-written pieces, which receive fine performances by Opera Qvinta [JV]

This recording earns a place among the best in the catalogue [JV]

One of the best recordings with a small ensemble [JV]

The performances are neat and stylish, but the expressive and theatrical features of Vivaldi’s music are underexposed [JV]

Interesting and important disc from a musical, historical and social angle [JV]

A curious combination of an 18th-century mass, 17th-century organ music and ‘neo gregorian’ chants [JV]

These performances of Handel’s Anthems are among the best that I have heard [JV]

This music is intended for entertainment, and that is what we get here [JV]

This disc’s concept makes it a valuable addition to the Bach discography [JV]

Top-class performances by an excellent ensemble [JV]

Concerto Scirocco combines technical brilliance with a thorough understanding of the style of Neri’s time [JV]

This is how to put a relatively little-known composer on the map [JV]

An interesting disc with little-known repertoire from the New World [JV]

An interesting survey of the impressive qualities of Patiño as a composer of sacred music for the liturgy [JV]

The Ensemble La Cantonnade is the ideal advocate of Kleinknecht’s music [JV]

Outstanding performances of music by an unjustly neglected master [JV]

A fine performance of Schütz’s masterpiece [JV]