“The excellent Christiane Laflamme is present throughout this valedictory innings. The reconstructions of the missing flute parts, an Impressive undertaking, sound fully convincing. The mood is one of celebration. So let us all now raise a glass to that 21 st century Prince of the lute, Michel Cardin !” – Paul Fowles. Classical Guitar …
“The well attended concert In Heidelberg presented us with a superb demonstration of a refined Instrument by a master with charismatic sonority. Indeed. Cardin proved to be the ideal aesthetic representative for Weiss’s complex works (. . .) of which we could discover all the subtleties thanks to Cardin’s fascinating, full, delicious playing, with its…
(In concert) : “Cardin is clearly more than competent in his field, whether he is playing the lute or the theorbo. He takes the music seriously and brings out its many arcane felicities“. (On recording) : “Cardin’s superb traversal of the suites from Weiss’s London Ms.(…) the playing is light of touch yet deep in…
“This is unquestionably a cycle of major significance. Cardin is an outstanding exponent. playing with a fluency and clarity of articulation that allows the composer’s contrapuntal intricacies to emerge In a natural, musical way. The sound is lovely, the wide range of the instrument’s sonority ideally captured by SNE’s engineer.” – Brian Robins, Fanfare magazine,…
“As with the prevous releases in this serles. Cardin’s world-class technical armoury ensures that he remains in total command throughout. Another logical step forward in a project which shows no signs of losing its initial momentum.” – Paul Fowles. Classical Guitar, England Contents
“A breathtaking compendium! Cardin has a complete mastery of these difficult works. I have even detected a maturing process at work, when this volume is compared to earlier ones. Another recording of the same depth and quality as its predecessors. No doubt about it, this collection has reached cruising speed!” – François Dry. Les cahiers…
“Grandiosity is apparent. With these suites, we enter a passionate and unconventional period in the life of the author. Here we have Weiss at his best with an appropriately excellent interpretation. This work has to be enthusiastically followed.” – François Dry, Les Cahiers de la guitare, France”A Baroque delight.” – Jochen Brenner, Heidelberg Rhein-Zeitung, Germany…
“The format, program notes and charts are very well conceived. informative, scholarly, and pay close attention to detail” – Edward Martin , Lute Quarterly, USA “5 stars out of 5″ – CBC’s Sound Advice “Disc of the week“ / “Best buy of the year” – Radio-Canada CBC “2nd place In the International ‘Top Ten’ classical albums…
“An outstanding experience.The whole recording has such a cultural impact that it could easily be considered a fundamental step in lute music interpretation. A splendid work that will have an excellent reception.” – Giorgio Ferraris, ll Fronimo, Italy Contents
“The third volume easily matches the standard set by its predecessors, and is imbued throughout with Cardin’s mastery of this magnificent music. If Michel Cardin were to award himself early retirement at the end of this magnum opus (and l, for one, slncerely hope he does no such thing), he would do so having already…
“Beautiful and convincing” / “Cardin has scored decisively with this insightful, assured playing.” – Brad Walton & Chris Brodersen, Continuo Magazine, USA Contents
“The ideal man for the job. It is difficult to imagine a more worthy interpretation of this Imposing music. Superbly recorded throughout. the performances never fail to give a lucid account of these magnificent compositions. Ornamentation is precise and rhythmic and the counterpoint never less than vivid. Credit must also go to sound engineer Gilles…