Monteverdi: Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin (1610)

"This recording is stunningly different from the norm. The real understanding of style is everywhere. No cautious 'note counting' in the complex Duo Seraphim, instead the fluttering lines become the beating wings of angels, and in the startling echo duet of the Gloria Patri (from the Magnificat) we feel the ricochet from the very stones of Monteverdi's church." - BBC Music (AVIE)