„Recorded in the wonderful atmosphere of Schloss Köthen“

„The Verità Baroque Ensemble is unconventional and has built pavilions in railway stations, surrounding the audience on all sides and immersing them in the atmosphere of castles. They recently released their first CD entitled "The German Album", which features works by Bach, Telemann and Hanke.“

"Hendrikx plays brilliantly throughout, rattling off the dizzying final pages of the Second Concerto at breakneck speed."

"Les Variations D 802 (1824) se fondent sur le dix-huitième lied de La Belle Meunière ; cette complainte devient prétexte à un exercice de haute virtuosité. L’arrangement pour violoncelle en change le caractère mais conserve sa progression impli- cite si particulière, chacune des variations semblant surpasser la pré- cédente en variété et en invention."

"Trio Khaldei go at it with immense verve and sweep, Pieter Jansen's violin wheeling high above the mountainous surges of Barbara Baltussen's piano."

"The orchestra plays just as magnificently as Hendrikx does, and the recorded sound is nothing short of spectacular. Strongly recommended to all libraries."

"Webers Klarinettenkonzerte hat man bis zur Verdrossenheit akademisch steif, mit romantischem Schwulst und gestelzten Klarinettentönen gehört. Daher muss man Hendrikx und dem Dirigenten Tilkin sehr dankbar sein für ihren frischen Interpretationsansatz. Sie liefern das Gegenstück zu jenen vielen salbungsvollen Versionen, die in den Katalogen zu finden sind."

"Schijnbaar moeiteloos dartelt hij virtuoos door het hele bereik van het instrument. Toch is zijn grootste kunde dat hij zich op deze prima donna-plaat nooit als Bianca Castafiore-achtige diva profileert. Want net de uitmuntende entente met het Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie geeft deze muziek al zijn theatrale vertelkracht."

"One can appreciate both the experience and musical expertise of the group and the compositional talent of Willaert, which is unquestionable."

"Tore Tom Denys, amb els músics del Dionysos Now!, ens revela un art sublim interpretat per veus nítides, delicades i encisadores, que brillen en la grisor de la passió. Tot un món bategant que marca amb accents la polifonia que canalitza la bellesa de la música."

"Van de Velde’s excellent piano playing is complemented by his informative booklet essays on the composer and the music. The high-resolution recording was made in Luxembourg on a superb Steinway. This recording is most definitely on the same level as Lugansky’s and contains more music. I would be hard pressed to choose between the two and am pleased to have both."

"Iil se dégage de ces interprétations un beau sentiment d’harmonie et d’ailleurs, cette approche sert les œuvres dont le tissu polyphonique apparaît toujours clairement."

"Toda la polifonía está interpretada con tanta intensidad y emoción como delicadeza, con esa maravillosa resonancia y conjunción de esta escuela interpretativa. No se puede sacar mayor partido a esta hermosa música, tratada como una obra de orfebrería"

"Here’s another outstanding world-premiere recording: the six-voice, all-male Dionysos Now! ensemble, led by Tore Tom Denys, has undertaken a project to record little-known works by the most famous composer to come from Denys’ home town of Roeselare: Adriaan Willaert. [...] The Mass’s unusual structure is worth reading about, and as always with this group the singing is outstanding.

"On y admirera spécialement les prolongements strophiques de la Sicilienne centrale, qui semblent contempler un ciel lointain. Et quelle intelligence dans le moindre pizzicato ! "

"No eran desconocidas las cualidades de Romaniuk al pianoforte, revalidadas asimismo en unas brillantes Variaciones sobre “Une fiebre brûlante”, así que son los cuatro miembros del Wolf los que sorprenden por su manera de tocar fresca y directa, rigurosa pero sin abrumar, dejando a la música respirar y mostrando en ambas piezas una lógica que las hace irresistibles. Todo adquiere sentido, nada sucede arbitrariamente. Uno piensa en Lupu o en Perahia, en Brendel o en Hough, pero por nadie cambiaría a los artífices de esta pequeña gran maravilla."

„Weinberg lets them tell, complain, remember, invoke, report, affirm. The music ́s „speaking“ gesture is, in a way, hugged by Peter Wispelwey as a fabulous solo cellist who also adds a touching emotionality which in no moment slips away into sentimentality or agitation.“

"Roth sustains his flawlessly smooth, luxuriously tones sonority, so that each movement emerges in terms of its majestic formal perfection, undistracted by interpretive tricks and quirks."

"Pieter Wispelwey inflects the solo cello part with tremendous artistry, sculpting Weinberg's melodic lines with a wonderful sence of colour and imagination yet without succumbing to indulgent emotion even int he most heart-rending passages. The Belgian ensemble Les Métamorphoses under the direction of Raphaël Feye are admirably responsive partners [...] A word of praise too for the recording which captures these fine performances in stunningly vivid sound."

„Inspired by the works of Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Sir Roger Norrington, the Belgian orchestra Les Métamorphoses has set itself the task of creating a new richness of sound by combining modern and old instruments.“

"Wispelwey plays with supple energy, keeping emotion in check in the lament at start and finish, the double-stopped chords clean and precise, the pizzicato warm and fluid."

"As with the sonatas, Roth enchants above all with the elegance of his tone."

„Compared to Wallfsh (cpo), Wispelwes ́s solo parts are much more eloquent and colorful, partly with the inclusion of certain freedoms (occasional rubato, tasteful portamenti, smaller decorations and nuances on the articulation). The orchestra also contributes to these lively, spirited interpretations.“

"This is a terrific disc, providing a tantalising picture of a composer about whom we still know so little. How this music and his life fits together, how he thought of the music. But the performances are vividly present and full of warmth and intensity. There is a vein of melancholy underlying even the most beautiful moments and all three works warrant repeated listening."

„An album that is conspicuous is every way. [...] A chamber orchestra association brilliantly familiar with historical performance practice.“

"This is a fundamentally lyrical account, imbued with grade and beauty."

"De uitvoeringen zijn van een ongekende schoonheid die niet alleen verwondert maar ook respect afdwingt."

"Het ensemble Dionysos Now! werkt met groot vakmanschap aan stemkleuring, intonatie, zuiverheid en het zeer spaarzame gebruik van vibrato."

"Possibly the best Weinberg ever heard on record."

"En la ya abundante discografía de Weinberg, esta edición merece un lugar destacado."