“Da Camera clearly believes fervently in this music. The players can take slow movements daringly slow, but they sustain the line in such a way that the result is entirely convincing. The faster movements are performed with exactitude and terrific style and just the joie de vivre Telemann requires. ... A brilliant, life-enhancing disc.” **** Classical Music Magazine, December 2017
“Playing and recording sparkle.” **** BBC Music Magazine, December 2017
“As for variety, there’s everything here, from Telemann's traditional German contrapuntal style to his delight in Eastern European folk music and his adoption of the new 'mixed style'; and Da Camera themselves hit every one of these nails on the head.” **** Gramophone, December 2017
[Emma] Murphy's round, polished sound provides an exquisite timbral contrast to Susanna Pell's more penetrating treble viol and throaty bass viol, both players tracing clean lines above the resonant, textural accompaniment of Steven Devine's harpsichord. The playing is beautiful and the meticulous interpretations reward repeated listening. A must-have for the Telemann fiends but a delight for all."
**** Limelight, January 2018
"One of the fascinating things was hearing the viola da gamba being used as a melody instrument, so that repeatedly we heard some delightful passages where recorder and viola da gamba were in dialogue, swapping musical material. Frequently melodically very appealing, we had perky fast movements and sweetly haunting slow ones, and I was especially struck by the final movement of the Trio Sonata in G minor, which seemed to have elements of a Scottish reel about it. The trio sonatas are also very challenging with all three players having to repeatedly demonstrate nimble fingers, and Da Camera combined dazzling technique with engaging playing. This was an elegant and civilised evening, and gave us a chance to appreciate quite how charmingly inventive Telemann could be."
**** Robert Hugill, September 2017
“Playing and recording sparkle.” **** BBC Music Magazine, December 2017
“As for variety, there’s everything here, from Telemann's traditional German contrapuntal style to his delight in Eastern European folk music and his adoption of the new 'mixed style'; and Da Camera themselves hit every one of these nails on the head.” **** Gramophone, December 2017
[Emma] Murphy's round, polished sound provides an exquisite timbral contrast to Susanna Pell's more penetrating treble viol and throaty bass viol, both players tracing clean lines above the resonant, textural accompaniment of Steven Devine's harpsichord. The playing is beautiful and the meticulous interpretations reward repeated listening. A must-have for the Telemann fiends but a delight for all."
**** Limelight, January 2018
"One of the fascinating things was hearing the viola da gamba being used as a melody instrument, so that repeatedly we heard some delightful passages where recorder and viola da gamba were in dialogue, swapping musical material. Frequently melodically very appealing, we had perky fast movements and sweetly haunting slow ones, and I was especially struck by the final movement of the Trio Sonata in G minor, which seemed to have elements of a Scottish reel about it. The trio sonatas are also very challenging with all three players having to repeatedly demonstrate nimble fingers, and Da Camera combined dazzling technique with engaging playing. This was an elegant and civilised evening, and gave us a chance to appreciate quite how charmingly inventive Telemann could be."
**** Robert Hugill, September 2017
