Download, Falconieri (composer)

If you know the larger-than-life Pluhar, this all makes utter sense. Such timbral and textural detail is always a strength of L’Arpeggiata. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2024 More…

There isn’t a dull or uninteresting track anywhere on this CD ... Tabea Debus is the kind of virtuoso who makes you forget how superb she is technically, by the completeness with which she puts... — MusicWeb International More…

Many vocal skills we now admire in opera were born in the early 17th century. These performances centre upon the techniques of the early solo singer-composers, wonderfully resurrected here by... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Speech-like song tumbles out of tenor Alessandro Giangrande like coins from a sack; it’s glorious. But my favourite voice on the album is that of Zachary Wilder. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2022 More…

If an hour and a quarter of music based on 16 bars appears daunting, take courage from the immense stylistic variety over 200 years and the splendidly colourful range of instruments playing... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This terrific sequel to A Night in London is every bit as varied and vivid as its predecessor, presenting a compelling portrait of Baroque Naples in all its eclectic glory: stomping tarantellas... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, October 2023 More…