MusicWeb international2018 MayByByBrian Wilson (musikanmelder)2018 May"Of all the composers who wrote music for Louis XIV, Lalande is probably the most neglected, even though he was the king's favourite ... The singing is first-rate ... The presence of Le Poème Harmonique and Vincent Dumestre practically guarantees success ... Lalande composed 77 grands motets and several more petits motets ... More Lalande, please, especially in performances of this high quality".Read review
The gramophone2018 JulyByByLindsay Kemp2018 July"These fine performances realise their majesty, variety and sheer style to the full ... Indeed, in all these works one is repeatedly struck by Lalande's confident skill and diversity at setting words ... Dumestre finds ideal blend and balance of both sound and texture among his forces ... and reacts with skill and care to every one of Lalande's expressive demands. One need ask no more".