CD, Couperin, F (composer)

This album is an elegant and stylish manifestation of ‘le bon goût ’ in Couperin’s music. Gallon and Boutineau also make a compelling case for further instances of repertoire reimagined for... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…

By far the finest track here is his transcription of the Chaconne from Bach’s Second Partita for Violin, where the purity of the line and the implied harmonic textures transfer from bowed strings... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

There’s much rewarding playing; Bartlett is a highly expressive musician. If his Romantic Rameau remains rather earthbound, his Couperin flickers with a cosy firelight warmth...La valse is all... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…

A newly discovered, charming cantata for baritone and continuo is lovingly rendered alongside stylish chamber works in praise of Lully and Corelli. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The performance by the two gambists, Mathilde Vialle and Louise Bouedo-Mallet, is spot on in terms of articulation, ornamentation, and phrasing. They blend well together, and I daresay that... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2022 More…

In all, a fine testament to both the eclectic timbral diversity of earlier instruments and the versatility of La Rêveuse. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

O’Brien is a patrician artist who plays with a gorgeous, pure tone, elegant phrasing, and remarkable fluidity in even the most demanding passages. She is also a keenly imaginative artist; one... — Fanfare, July/August 2023 More…