Pianist Malcolm Martineau brings together some of the UK’s finest singers for the second release in a new series charting the complete songs of French composer Gabriel Fauré.
★★★★ Another lovely evening in an imaginary salon… Connolly is at her best, capturing the controlled, yet rapturous passion of this achingly beautiful cycle – BBC Music Magazine
Malcolm Martineau, the mastermind behind the project, is, as always, the ideal accompanist. Readers who bought the first volume need not hesitate, and those who didn’t are well advised to try this second instalment before buying volume one – MusicWeb International