Discography and Press Reviews

Josquin des Prez & Heinrich Isaac: Music of the Renaissance Centaur CRC 2548

Claudio Monteverdi: Third Book of Madrigals for Viol Consort Centaur CRC 2482

J.H. Schein: Banchetto Musicale Centaur CRC 2357

"The playing of the Consort is superb, producing a rich and resonant sound. The technical skill of these viol players is as high as one finds among any of the greatest viol consorts."
- - American Record Guide

"Splendidly performed...One gets the feeling that, with their smooth and polished performances, this ensemble could even make a viol-consort arrangement of 'Pierrot lunaire' work."
- - Viola da Gamba Society News

"Refined and carefully blended sound, played with great depth."
- - Early Music America

"The playing is very fine indeed - the sonority of the full consort is a joy."
- - Early Music Review, England

"Recording of the Month: ...they offer a warm and joyous interpretation... taut and energetic."
- - Alte Musik Actuell, Germany

"Their gamba tones hovered like silver threads throughout the hall, producing nothing less than time travel.
- - Salzburger Nachrichten, Austria

"Their performance style is indeed highly refined."
- - Mittelbayerische Zeitung, Germany

"Gamba-playing both crystal-clear and richly nuanced."
- - Online Musik Magazin, Germany

"The string playing throughout the concert was exemplary in tuning, ensemble, and exuberance."
- - San Francisco Classical Voice

"A quintet of viol players who go about their work with skill and stylistic devotion."
- - American Record Guide

"I was quite impressed with the performance...Their playing is highly polished, and the musicians seem always in agreement with each other in the matter of dynamics and timbre, at times giving the illusion of a single instrument playing. Warmly recommended."
- - Continuo Magazine

"The viol consort adhered to a high level, and even achieved a superior dynamic palette...an exhilarating discovery."
- - The San Francisco Examiner

"An entertaining performance...extravagantly enjoyable."
- - The San Francisco Chronicle

"The present disc is very welcome (Schein)" Four Stars.
- - Goldberg Magazine