"It's the medieval spirit, a collision of musical worlds that's sometimes tender, sometimes macabre, ironic and erotic, that animates 'Celebration of Life and Death' ... The repertoire is as eclectic as the tone, taking in everything from chant and folk songs to Baroque chorales and cantatas, French chanson, Italian opera and pop music. When it works it's gripping stuff ... But Prohaska can't always match it in her musical shape-shifting. At full operatic throttle in Cavalli, coaxing and passionate ... Prohaska can't quite find the same flexibility in the folk and medieval repertoire ... It's a shame because, Leonard Cohen aside, this is an intriguing recital".