Cornetto, recorders

“Rodrigo Calveyra is a recorder player that gives a remarkable artistic and expressive dimension to his instrument. His playing is very generous, and he puts himself entirely to the service of musical styles […]. He is a musician of extreme sophistication and sensibility.” (Sul21) “Rodrigo Calveyra: A Poet of Ornaments. [...] has shown a large range of technical and stylistic resources to play these ornaments, enchanting the public with his skills and his deep musical sense. Other Calveyra’s strong point was the richness of his sound, granting infinity of dynamics, colours and textures to both recorders he employed during the concert.” (La Voz del Interior)  “Our ears were charmed by the talented Rodrigo Calveyra, who during this evening employed the sonorous cornetto, the sweet cornetto muto and a large range of recorders of enchanting sounds.” (Musebaroque online)

 Viola da gamba

 “The real star of the evening was Argentinian gambist Juan Manuel Quintana. With every line that rang out of his instrument we were lifted higher. His phrases soared above the rest of the music in a beautiful timbre we rarely get to enjoy. […] When Quintana ornamented, we heard inspired and purposeful new music, which gives us hope that this music will continue to stay alive after hundreds of years.” (Schmopera) “[…] grinding viola da gamba obbligato in times long past seemed excruciatingly penitential, but which here, in the nimble hands of Juan Manuel Quintana, actually said it all.” (Birmingham Post) “Argentinian-born Juan Manuel Quintana has thoroughly mastered critical aspects of ornamentation while infusing his playing with an individual style born of a special and sparingly-used nervous vibrato technique and expressive and varied bowing.”  (Classiscs Today)

Harpsichord, organ

“His play is brilliant and competent – always looking for something new, so his performance is extremely varied. Pozzi astutenessly phrases on the harpsichord, of which he fully and brilliantly exploits the sonic potential.” (Suonare) “This mature performer […] treats the score with competence. He gives the impression of being so familiar with the method of composition that we rarely heard before.” (Classic Voice) “One of the most appreciated Italian harpsichordists and organists of the younger generations.” (Corriere della Sera) About J.S.Bach’s Goldberg variations CD: “[...] Pozzi, who has grace and fluency abounding. Even when he is playing in a slow tempo, the momentum derived from essential dance rhythms behind so many of variations tell you where the whole movement is headed. I like it.” (Early Music Review)