"Mag sein, dass Ticciati eine Spur hinter den hohen Erwartungen zurückbleibt, die man an ihn stellt. Beim Orchesterklang indes hat er schon jetzt Erstaunliches bewirkt"

"Editor's choice: The prevailing mood of the first two thirds of the disc is one of heady sensuality, rooted in careful appraisal of sonority and texture and in a fondness for, and an ability to sustain, slower than usual speeds ... Kožená, in glorious voice throughout, lets Duparc's vocal lines do the work rather than edging towards declamation. It's all utterly beguiling ... A gorgeous disc: do listen to it"

"Editor's choices - September 2018: The honeymoon-period certainly hasn't worn off on this second all-French album from Ticciati and his new Berlin orchestra; the balance and clarity he achieves throughout is something to marvel at, and the sunrise in the second Daphnis suite is all the more glorious for the slow build-up, which is strung out for all its worth. Kožená is on languorous, pellucid form in four orchestrations of Duparc songs"

"Coupling well-loved Ravel with a late-19th century master of mélodie, Duparc, seems inspired. The troubled late-Romantic sensibility of 'Invation au Voyage' is particularly telling after the frest and emotionally uncomplicated world of Daphnis et Chloé with which the album opens. In that suite, Robin Ticciati and his orchestra bring out Ravel's colours with precision and vibrancy in a far from routine performance ... In Duparc's 'Au pays ou se fait la guerre' ... more emotional engagement from Magdalena Kožená ... tonally beautiful though her singing is"

"The two Daphnis et Chloé suites contain marvelous music ... Ticciati presides over fresh and polished playing from his Berlin players producing vivid colouration ... Parisian composer Duparc is best known for his melodies ... This is deliciously seductive singing from Kožená, displaying her excellent mid-range to mesmerising effect ... Throughout this album, a masterclass in orchestral colour and atmosphere, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Robin Ticciati excels in this French repertoire and I look forward to more recordings in this series"