CD, Legrenzi (composer)

The performances are excellent, even given the variety of the program. They make for an hour and 15 minutes of immersion into the Venetian spirit. The vocalists are spot on pitch, and the instruments... — Fanfare, March/April 2020 More…

Legrenzi’s real gifts lie in writing catchy tunes, the adroit manipulation of short motifs and attractive quasi-fugato writing. Clematis have responded with carefully thought-out phrasing, a... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2016 More…

Attractive accounts of works by German and Italian composers living in 17th-century Wrocław, a well as by local Polish cantors and organists. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

the sound they make is gorgeous, lush in texture, with splendid performances from soprano Nuria Rial and countertenor Philippe Jaroussky...Like the vocalists, the instrumentalists of L'Arpeggiata... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Jordi Savall’s imaginative programmes keep coming – this one is a lovely collection of music from across Europe. The performances are utterly fresh and full of energy. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

These are interesting, and somewhat eclectic, works by a composer whose music represents what people were hearing during the last half of the 17th century. If one is interested in the church... — Fanfare, July/August 2020 More…