The Wave Quartet - L'Orfeo Barockorchester - Michi Gaigg | J. S. Bach: Concertos No. 1, No. 2, No. 4

Trevor Pinnock - Jonathan Manson | J. S. Bach: Sonatas for viola da gamba & harpsichord

BBC Music: 5/5 stars sound quality, 5/5 stars performance

AVIE Records, UK 2006
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Michele Gaggia / Digital Natural Sound
Recorded in September 2005 in Crear (Scotland)

Reviews:

BBC Music: 5/5 stars for sound quality, 5/5 stars for performance

Classic FM Magazine: 5/5 stars
"... the balance is excellent"

Metro Newspaper: 5/5 stars
"... Everything connects – the quality of the playing, the joie de vivre of the performers, the warmth of the acoustic – and it all adds up to something that hums with the mystery of the captured moment. [...] A performance of luminous beauty."

Trevor Pinnock | J. Ph. Rameau: Les Cyclopes

BBC Music (May 2005): 5/5 stars sound quality, 4/5 stars performance
Sunday Times (06 March 2005): 4/5 stars quality
RR (May 2005): "[...] a superb example of its type, rendered here in a recording of absolute clarity"
Toccata Press: "FANTASTIC recorded sound ... genuinely ear-boggling"

AVIE Records, UK 2005
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Michele Gaggia / Digital Natural Sound
Recorded in July 2004 in Scotland on the famous Goermans-Taskin harpsichord (1764-1783) of the Russell Collection (Edinburgh)

Reviews:

BBC Music: 5/5 stars for sound quality, 4/5 stars for performance (May 2005)
"The crisp definition of the recording faithfully transmits the unique qualities of the Goerman harpsichord […] Those who revere sophistication and sheer beauty of sound should choose Pinnock."

Martin Anderson – Toccata Press/Toccata Classics www.toccatapress.com
"It is astonishing, really astonishing: TP’s electric performances aside, the recorded sound is of an immediacy that has my ears out on stalks. […] FANTASTIC recorded sound, vivid, depth, everything you could want; genuinely ear-boggling."

Sunday Times: 4/5 stars quality (06 March 2005)

Music Week (12 March 2005)
"Trevor Pinnock scooped a Gramophone Award a few years ago for his acclaimed recording of Bach’s keyboard Partitas. His latest release of Rameau harpsichord pieces on Avie is every bit the prize winner’s equal and often its superior. […] Prepare for a flood of five-star reviews for this outstanding title."

RR (May 2005)
"The Goermans-Taskin is a superb example of its type, rendered here in a recording of absolute clarity"

Franz Halász | J. S. Bach: The Lute Suites

BBC Magazin: 5/5 stars

© 2019 Franz Halász | Published by BIS
Recording setup by Michele Gaggia | Recorded by Franz Halász
Mixed and mastered by Michele Gaggia

Reviews:

BBC Music Magazine: 5/5 stars (October 2019)
"This may be a studio recording, but Halász draws the listener in as if to a live recital…Expressive freedom is apparent throughout but is especially unleashed in the early E minor BWV 996, where..."

The Classic Review (June 2019)
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"Halász's performance is so persuasive, any discussion about the origin or authenticity of these pieces becomes moot, so this can be recognized as one of the best versions of these pieces we have had in years. Closely and clearly recorded, whether played as a CD or SACD (this is a “hybrid SACD” which can be played on both formats), this is a highly recommended release."

Music Web International
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"Recorded in a deliciously resonant acoustic but with plenty of close-up detail, this is a guitar recording to relish at every level. Halász doesn’t ‘baroque-up’ his playing, but manages to synthesise a timeless ancient feel with what feels like contemporary expressive weight."

Franz Halász | Spain

BBC Magazin: 4/5 stars

© 2020 Franz Halász | Published by BIS
Recorded by Franz Halász
Mixed and mastered by Michele Gaggia

Reviews:

BBC Music Magazine: 4/5 stars (August 2021)
www.classical-music.com
"Halász avoids cliché, the more familiar repertoire tempered by the lesser known, and contrasts of style and substance. Halász’s playing is deeply expressive, finding a huge variety of tones..."

Music Web International
www.musicweb-international.com
"Once commenced, the quality of what one is listening to is rather fixating. The general standard of musicianship, technical facility and excellent recording parameters ensure that this SACD will enjoy wide success."

Kai Strobel | Neotango Episodes

NRW Jazz: "Die lupenreine Aufnahmetechnik durch das ARS-Label gibt sämtlichen Klangebenen eine fast schon visuell greifbare Hör-Bühne [...]"

© 2023 Produced and Published by ARS Produktion
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Michele Gaggia

Reviews:

NRW Jazz (March 2023)
nrwjazz.net
"Die lupenreine Aufnahmetechnik durch das ARS-Label gibt sämtlichen Klangebenen eine fast schon visuell greifbare Hör-Bühne: Das gilt für die brillanten Impulse der Schlegel auf den Metallzungen des Vibrafons, aber auch für die sphärischen Flagolett-Effekte, wenn Strobel mit dem Kontrabass-Bogen über die Metallplatten streicht. Ebenso für die sonoren Impulse auf den glasharten Hölzern des Marimbafons. Noch mehr für das in sinuston-artiger Reinheit schwerelos im Raum schwebende Bandoneon und auch für die dunkle Wucht von Katharina Treutlers Klavierspiel. Maximales audiophiles Hörvergnügen ist garantiert!"

Kultur Abdruck (March 2023)
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"Omar Massas titelgebende „Neotango Episodes“ sind zweifellos ein Höhepunkt dieses Projekts – drei Stücke mit ganz unterschiedlichen Charakteren, die eine Fülle faszinierender Klangwirkungen entfalten. Wer auf dieser CD für solche Effekte verantwortlich ist, lässt sich nicht immer eindeutig entscheiden, denn mitunter verschwimmen Strobels Vibraphon, Marimbaphon, Bongos oder Felltrommeln, Massas Bandoneon und Treutlers Klavier zu einem Gesamteindruck. „Der Idealzustand ist erreicht, wenn da drei Künstler sind, aber man hört nicht genau, von wem kommt diese Klangfarbe eigentlich und was passiert da genau“, so Kai Strobel."