this follow-up is…enjoyable. The performance demonstrates a high level of keyboard technique and the kind of excellent ensemble that results when two pianists are clearly listening to each other. Recommended…

…brilliant and energetic…powerful and thought-provoking…curiously fascinating and harmonically unique…Look out for Volume 2

[Conspirare] demonstrates a remarkable ability to articulate the different layers of choral writing and preserve the intelligibility of the text even in its most intense moments. The interpretation thus strikes a balance between precision and expressiveness, making the poetic dimension of the work perceptible without reducing it to a mere vehicle for Paz’s text.

Conspirare sing beautifully and with complete artistic sympathy, which comes directly from their director, Craig Hella Johnson, the guiding force behind the piece’s commissioning. Piedra de sol is a serious piece…but its harmonic weight never gets clogged, and the moments of textural clarity when they arrive are revelatory. This is a major new addition to the choral repertoire.

…fabulous… A fantastic collection wonderfully well played

This release is well worth exploring, particularly as the performances are so confident and assured. The booklet notes are excellent, and I look forward to the next volume in this series. Warmly recommended.

Cocteau is an imaginatively planned album by Isabelle O’Connell…All of this is worth hearing…this is a thoroughly worthwhile issue 

Finally, an album of Poulenc on two pianos…This has provided me with immoderate amounts of pleasure…The performances are wonderfully idiomatic from start to finish and the recorded sound is excellent. Warmly recommended

I haven’t been listening to much Poulenc lately, but that has now changed with the release of this superb new album…If you like Poulenc’s music, this is an absolute must.