The observerd. 2. apr. 2017afafNicholas Kenyond. 2. apr. 2017"Both music and singing are compelling. What director Björn Schmelzer calls the "Antwerp baroque" is intense, darkly charged late polyphony performed with a swirling, woozy style using free ornamentation and not totally precise ensemble. The result is a million miles from chaste English choralism".Læs anmeldelse
MusicWeb international2017 JuneafafDominy Clements2017 June"The concept appears to be the recreation of the music for Rubens' elaborate funeral service. In any case, this is a rich feast of a capella religious church music at a high order of quality. The voices of Graindelavoix create a marvellous tapestry of sound, from gorgeous low basses to nicely balanced trebles ... I love the harmonic scrunches that occur from time to time ... With stunning rarities such as these this release has to come with a warm recommendation".Læs anmeldelse
BBC music magazine2017 AugustafafKate Bolton-Porciatti2017 August"If you're familiar with sacred vocal polyphony sung by pure-voiced English groups, these rasping and gravelly vocal timbres could hardly be further removed ... It's an interesting and ultimately quite mesmerising experiment - the aural equivalent to Rubens's swirling movement and dramatic sfumato".
Fono Forum2017 AugustafafReinmar Emans2017 August"Auch bei diesem Werk der Spätrenaissance zielt Björn Schmelzer keineswegs auf einen glatten Klang und auf eine einheitliche Gestaltung ab, sondern lässt seinen Leuten reichlich Raum zum Atmen und zum sehr individuellen Gestalten. Hierzu gehören zahlreiche Verzierungen, die eher der volkstümlichen italienischen Musik entlehnt zu sein scheinen als irgendwelchen Gesangslehren ... Zusammengehalten wird das Ensemble durch einen sehr profunden Bass, der die harmonischen Spannungen wunderbar grundiert".
The gramophone2017 JuneafafAndrew Farach-Colton2017 June"There's no denying that the sound in itself is very seductive, especially with the full ensemble ... One might question how much ornamentation would have been considered appropriate ... At least no one could accuse Graindelavoix of leaving you indifferent".