Reviews

Choix Musicaux

'Recommended for those who love Handel and his era.'

'...[an] authoritative recording by John Butt with the splendid Dunedin Consort.'

'...the standard of solo singing is outstanding, beautifully ornamented.'

'...a virtuoso display of individual talents.'

Disc of the Week: '... this endlessly absorbing, beautifully presented and intensely focused performance from Butt and his forces ticks all the right boxes.'

'Manze’s adroitness as orchestral accompanist remain as ironclad as ever with these Mozart concertos granted a very persuasive advocacy, even in the teeth of some impressive competition.'

'And the performances are as nonpareil as ever — as with this intriguing coupling. The rarity here is the orchestration by Brett Dean of Debussy’s songs Ariettes oubliées, sensitively sung by Magdalena Kozena and which in this new iteration add an intriguing new piece to the recorded repertoire of the French composer.'

CD of the Week: '...these two symphonic Mozart concertos breathe with great naturalness.'