"The disc's programme is contrived to show the psychological depth Handel gave to mythical characters ... Curtis divines Handel's intentions, and adds his own ... Led by Curtis at the keyboard, soprano Christiane Karg and contralto Romina Basso draw inner character out of Handel's score"

"As ever, Karg lives each of the characters intensely: in the blanched, grief-etched tone she brings to Orfeo's lament from Parnasso in festa, in Cupid's seductive Come, Zephyrs, come ... Basso's firm, slightly androgynous mezzo and fiery temperament immediately impress ... She and Karg make vivid, well-matched duet partners ... Minor irritants aside, this is an enjoyable, unclichéd programme, above all for Christian Karg's contribution"

"Man kann die Platte wieder und wieder hören, sie bleibt schön"