Praise for Tempesta di Mare’s Recordings & Performances of Fasch Orchestral Works
“Full of vitality and elegance, not to mention a stylishness that is difficult to equal, let along surpass. The recordings are actual concert performances from 2010 and 2011 and are cloaked in the wonderful sonic aura of the Presbyterian Church, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Now a decade old, Tempesta is one of America’s great period-instrument bands. They are regular visitors to American Public Media’s Performance Today, heard nationwide on NPR, and these recordings should be a part of your collection.” Fanfare, March/April 2012.
CD Pick of the Week, Classical WETA (Washington) — week of January 2. WETA, January 2012.
“Their recording reflects the enthusiasm for an unrecognized work, which they now introduce with pithiness, freshness, and sensitivity. Tempesta di Mare proves spectacularly how richly-colored one can play on baroque instruments. The worthy booklet accompanying the second Fasch CD von Tempesta di Mare makes this a wonderful present for those people who are convinced they have heard everything already, and who will most certainly be in for a surprise: about a wrongly forgotten composer, and about a splendidly tight baroque ensemble from the New World.” — Music & Interpretation: ★★★★★ — Codaex (Germany), December 2011.
CD of the Week — “The playing of Fasch on this CD by the musicians of Tempesta di Mare is exceptionally lively and inspired, which makes you yearn for more.” MDR-Figaro (Central German Radio, website review), December 2011.
