“… The music is sumptuously recorded with a lovely and quite close sound. The ensemble is tight and they produce a sonorous tone … I found this CD to be a sumptuous feast of lesser known Italian baroque concertos. Anyone with an interest in this music will not be disappointed.”

“... There is a lot of imaginative writing in the compositions, such as the striking and beautiful soaring low-register passages in the Adagio of Montanari’s Opus 1:6 and the yearning, stretching violin melodies that open the Adagio of Mossi’s Opus 4:12. Collegium Musicum 90 plays with graceful elegance. There’s a nice verve in the interpretations, with faster movements played with plenty of gusto but not the hollow frenzy that some early-music groups feel is necessary. I like the music and the performances ...”

**** - Excellent Album

“... this release is enlightening regarding the development of Italian music from this time. The sound is very impressive and the superb acoustic gives warmth and naturalness to the strings – proof that there is no need to add vibrato. The wide stereophonic spread enables the many answering phrases to make their presence felt while the use of a violone gives a precision to the lower register which a double bass rarely provides and the continuo group is clearly balanced: this is an immensely stylish presentation.”   *****

“...As is so often the case, the works of the 'other' composers of the Italian Baroque, do not sound like slavish copies of the great names, but have flavours all their own. The astonishing range of invention in music of this period continues to be a joy for the listener and, so it seems, for the players. Simon Standage's long established group displays the high standards we expect, and sounds as though the four days spent recording the programme last year were days well spent. From the collector's point of view this programme, typically well recorded, presents excellent renderings of music one may well not have heard previously...”

“... What Collegium Musicum 90 then bring to these works is ensemble-playing to relish: crisp, lucid textures, a feeling of absolute togetherness of thought and action, and a lovely combination of excitement and respect for the music. Simon Standage himself is equally on form, bringing a wonderfully clean, wiry sweetness to the solo violin lines. So a great offering ...”