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MusicWeb International
'An uncommonly well directed and documented programme, a counter-factual concert of wit, elegance, rustic bravura and nonchalant technical command.'
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Early Music Review
'The sheer variety of music makes for compelling listening, aided by some expressive singing from the five soloists...'
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Scherzo
'Elizabeth Kenny interprets this repertoire with stylistic knowledge...'
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American Record Guide
'The group improvisation of the instruments on this new release, especially the four players of lutes and harp, is especially impressive.'
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MusicWeb International
Recording of the Month: 'This beautifully recorded disc will no doubt be one of my highlights of 2017.'
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BBC Music Magazine

'...a most welcome arrival...full of flair and improvisatory spirit.'
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Fono Forum

'...finely chiselled courtly pieces alternate with robust, popular melodies...'
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Pizzicato
'This CD presents a colourful and varied picture of such an event, with good instrumental playing and solo singing...'
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HR2
Recommendation: 'The lutenist Elizabeth Kenny and her ensemble "Theatre of the Ayre" bring their listeners closer to the music, which has not been played since its inception, in a virtuoso and fun way.'
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Gramophone
'...this composite masque now belatedly arrives on disc, and it's all the better for having matured in the barrel for a decade. Kenny has assembled a crack team.'
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La Recensione
'Questi spettacoli erano vere e proprie feste...'
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BR Klassik
CD Pick: ,,An der CD erfreut die Buntheit und Farbenpracht der Stücke.''
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BBC Radio 3 'Record Review'
Disc of the Week: 'It had me under its spell almost immediately...'
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Leicester Mercury
'Delightfully arcane instruments provide the exquisite instrumental backdrop for a recital which blends passages of courtly elegance with the much more earthy delights...'
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The Observer
'...there are exquisite sounds from Kenny's plucked-instrument ensemble...with nicely refined singing.'
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