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What we have here is a wonderfully full yet transparent sound, greatly enhanced by the sheer quality of the voices, and recorded with such luxuriance that the only concessions to the thinner... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2019 More…

Charted intelligently to exploit contrasts while also drawing connections...the Ricercar Consort’s conceptual miscellany is pretty much perfect. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2024 More…

At last – a masterful account of Handel’s harpsichord suites on the instrument for which they were written. Pierre Hantaï allows the music to breathe, with unfussy, clean playing. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Marais himself would have immediately recognised and appreciated Florence Bolton’s artistry and commitment to his music. These are sublimely unfettered performances, perfectly judged and yet... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2018 More…

Hantaï never makes the mistake of tearing into these pieces and wrestling them. If the music itself seems to approach organised chaos in places, his playing is always controlled, seeking out... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019 More…

The key to the success of these readings is that while they are rooted in transparency, they are vibrantly resonant, boldly directional and never brittle. The arias tend to portray the singers... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2018 More…

Hantai responds sensitively to the myriad expressive nuances of these single-movement Sonatas, overlooking none of their subtleties and underlining their striking affective contrasts. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Purcell crowns all with a sonata from each of his two collections of three parts and four parts. These are splendid pieces in which the idiom of Italy and France can be heard respectively…La... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…