Gramophone Magazine
July 2009
Editor's Choice

Max Emanuel Cencic (Faramondo), Philippe Jaroussky (Adolfo), Sophie Karthäuser (Clotilde), Marina de Liso (Rosimonda), Xavier Sabata (Gernando), Terry Wey (Childerico), In-Sung Sin (Gustavo), Fulvio Bettini (Teobaldo)

Choeur de la Radio Suisse, Lugano & I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis

"Philippe Jaroussky and Max Emanuel Cencic each give attractive performances of virtuoso arias. Marina de Liso gives a stunning performance of Rosimonda's turbulent "Si, l'intendesti, sì" (in which Diego Fasolis brings out exciting details in the accompaniment), and the bass villain Gustavo is resonantly sung by In-Sung Sim. Fasolis's direction is exemplary for its warmly authoritative expressiveness and fluent mastery over detail. Faramondo is revealed as a much better score than I had previously realised." - Gramophone Magazine, July 2009.