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Montreal Season 2008-2009 | Montreal Recorder Festival

Ensemble Caprice: Critics

« The flutes and recorders of Matthias Maute and Sophie Larivière were an absolute delight. »
New York Times – USA

« In the Vivaldi concertos Matthias Maute performed, he displayed a rare virtuosity. With a pure, round tone he swept through Vivaldi’s rapid-fire runs, barely taking a breath. The deep expression proved that Maute may be the finest of today’s players… »
Washington Post – USA

« A true world of expressive gestures, colors and delicate ornaments. The pleasure of contrasting dynamics can be heard clearly. »
Klassik Heute - Germany

Sweet Follia
« Yes, this recital wears its title well; it is a sweet folly that emerges out of this fascinating encounter between early music and works composed by Matthias Maute. Striking! »
Classica - France

« …Recorder virtuoso Matthias Maute offered contrasting concerti by Telemann and Vivaldi, playing both of them with crackling vitality and whizzing velocity. »
Boston Globe - USA

« Antonio Vivaldi's E Minor Concerto … was performed with exuberant panache and jaw-dropping virtuosity by the amazing Matthias Maute, who is clearly poised to be early music's next breakout superstar. »
The Kansas City Star - USA

« The featured soloist (Matthias Maute) was a paragon of characterful elegance and virtuosic flair. »
Los Angeles Times - USA

 « We were transported to exalted realms… »
La Presse - Canada

« Brilliantly played and excellently interpreted. »
Stuttgarter Zeitung - Germany

Caprice Ensemble in Montreal