5 diapasons; “Un formidable plaidoyer” – Frédéric Degroote, Diapason (Summer 2024 issue)

“With great precision and artistic sensitivity, the musicians discover forgotten motets, emphasizing their tonal diversity and rich ornamentation. Brisson’s interpretations, combined with the acoustics of the Palatina di Santa Barbara in Mantua and the magnificent 16th-century organ, bring out the full beauty of these compositions. A true musical discovery.” – Alina Mądry, Audio Video (June 2024)

“[…] Roland Faust’s cheerful conversational ease makes mincemeat of staggering vocal leaps yet also applies searing solemnity (De profundis). Charles Daniels’s supple fluency, harmonic intuition and communication of words is top-notch (Ardens est cor meum). Suzie LeBlanc’s subtle shading offers supplicatory vulnerability (O dulcissime Jesu) and Vicki St Pierre conveys dignity and nuanced melodicism (O Domine Jesu). Recorded in Mantua’s Basilica di Santa Barbara, its historic Antegnati organ (1565) is deployed for vivid continuo accompaniments, and organist Iason Marmaras also improvises several solos magisterially. Further sonic variety is cultivated by presenting some solo motets instrumentally, spotlighting violinist Anna Noelle Amstutz (Festina quaesumus), trombonists Catherine Motuz and Brisson (O praeciosum) and cornettist Bruce Dickey (who delivers spellbinding poeticism and adroit diminutions in O quam suavis). […] The Viadana Collective’s consummately expert music-making and devotional expressivity conjure a glimpse of an untapped treasure trove.” – David Vickers, Gramophone (September 2024 issue)