Naïve

Handel: Water Music (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Vividly realized and thoroughly entertaining performances [MG]

Pergolesi & A Scarlatti: Masses (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Charming and inventive, vibrant and involving [RH]

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Stravagante pensiero: Gesualdo & Napoli (Naïve)

Lovers of madrigals should not miss this superb recording [jv]

Vivaldi: La Gloria e Imeneo (Naïve)

A revelatory addition to the ongoing series of the complete works of Vivaldi [MP]

Ravel: Piano Concertos (Naïve)

An unremarkable coupling of the Ravel concertos with some intriguing Wittgenstein fillers [PRJ]

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Locatelli: 6 introduttioni teatrali (Naïve)

An attractive programme of music by Locatelli [GPu]

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Ravel: Orchestral Works (Naïve)

A valuable Ravel survey elegantly played, topped by a stunning Daphnis [NB]

Vivaldi: New Discoveries (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Delightful and thought-provoking pieces newly attributed to Vivaldi [MS]

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Joseph Moog (piano): Belle Époque (Naïve)

A dizzying array of piano treasures in effortlessly marvellous performances [RCh]

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Liszt: Phantasmagoria (Naïve)

A Liszt recital that oozes personality [RCh]

Vivaldi: Arsilda (Naïve)

An important addition to Naïve’s ongoing series of the complete works of Vivaldi [MP]

Poulenc, Pärt & Prokofiev: Mirrors (Naïve)

A fine disc, beautifully programmed and with a superb performance of the Poulenc sonata [GPu]

Istanpitta – Festive music for the Visconti court (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Some of the most complex forms of medieval music – fascinating repertoire, inspired performance [JV]

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Mozart: Fantasy (Naïve)

A disc of happy surprises with playing throughout that evinces warmth and sensitivity [SG]

Farrenc: Chamber music (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Entices me to seek out more music by this fine and unjustly neglected composer [KS]

Jean-Paul Gasparian (piano): Origins (Naïve)

A brilliant introduction to Armenian piano music [SA]

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Hommage à Evgueni Svetlanov (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Eloquent testimony to Svetlanov’s stature as a conductor [CC]

Bach: Keyboard Concerti (Naïve)

The gloriously expressive slow-movement ariosos are the highlights [MG]

Beethoven: String Quartets, Op 18 Nos 1 and 4 (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Quatuor Mosaïques are an astonishing ensemble who deserve the utmost praise for these magnificent performances [MC]

Rachmaninov & Ravel: Piano Works (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Indulgence is avoided, lending more, not less, emotive weight to the cascades of sound [CC]

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Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus, Magnificat (Naïve)

Recommended for the bright, powerful and yet sensitive attention to detail and texture [MS]

Haydn: Piano Sonatas (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Certainly a Haydn recital like you’ve never heard before [ED]

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Monteverdi: Madrigals (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) A glorious, theatrical recording of Monteverdi’s final collection of madrigals [GPu]

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La Casa del Diavolo (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) For their fiercely propulsive and compellingly vital performances Il Giardino Armonico has few equals [MC]