september 2005

Here is Renaissance Italy at a glance, played and sung with all the necessary emotion: it is perfectly convincing.

june 2005

The performance perfectly captures Brunelli’s mastery and exalts its changing emotional nuances. The instrumental support is another reciting voice which multiples the narrative character of the interpretation.

january 2005

The two protagonists embrace all the expressive nuances of the love fight and parody. There’s verve and spontaneity and an eloquent instrumental approach.

july 1999

All would seem to be down to the versatility of the player. Qualities not lacking in the AuserMusici ensemble who with their experience are capable of resolving with smooth virtuosity the not few difficulties presented by the composer Brunelli.

march 2003 - le scelte COMPACT

Directed by Carlo Ipata and Attillo Motzo, the orchestra reveals itself as being well-balanced and capable of rendering with great ease all the sumptousness of the baroque writing of the Luccan composer. 

june 2005 - nr. 258

Freshness is the most striking aspect in this performance with luminous timbres, especially felt in the rich presence of instruments.

march 2004

AuserMusici reveal the ascendency and illumination of Francesco Geminiani’s Concerto Grossi op.II.  By means of Ausermusici’s impeccable interpretation, besides Geminiani’s, also Handel’s parallel transparency takes shape.

march 1999

The group is composed of some of the most highly specialised Italian artists in the field of early vocal music. Together with the very successful solo voices there are equally valid performances of pieces for several voices thanks to their impeccable intonation, the beauty of the tone colours of the ensemble and Carlo Ipata’s lively direction.

may 2002

Boccherini’s music gives wings to our feet.

march 2003 - Choice CD

A pleasant, surprising and very musical reading which emphasises both the phrasing and the imagination of the composer.

september 1998

Carlo Ipata understands well the style of this composer, given his exemplary taste and the variety of shading which endows his improvised ornamentation and the accents which his versatile instrument offers.

april 2003 - Choice of the month

The ensemble AuserMusici has by now acquired not only a notable intuition for interpretation but also a wonderful instrumental compactness which is at times gripping. Particular mention must be made of the first violin Attilio Motzo, careful and creative, and of the flautist, Carlo Ipata, the protagonist in the 4th Concerto in an Adagio enjoying impalpably magical nuances.

january 2005

Funny and laughable listening.

june 2004 - Nr. 61

Prosody, ability in the diminutions, rhetoric... profuse ingredients in generous quantities for a first rate sound document.

june 2004 - Nr. 61

AuserMusici know how to get to the point: strong and active first parts, good ensemble,  bass continuo rich but not invasive.

november 2003 - nr. 188

Allo spirito d’ensemble e al temperamento musicale  si unisce qui un’italianità incantevole. Con una tale intensità non è mai stato registrato per esempio il Concerto n.5 in si-minore.  Paragonato a registrazioni precedenti il Geminiani di AuserMusici suona semplicemente più sensuale, pieno di una gran voglia di fare della musica, ricco di virtuosità e gusto – come il paesaggio toscano, nobile, pieno di luce ed eleganza.

may 2000

The instrumental musicians play with sensitive and colourful sound; the soprano Rosanna Bestini and particularly the mezzo-soprano Fulvia Bertoli are engaging and show great stylistic confidence.

march 2003 - nr. 191

A marvellous testimony of the Lidarti nowadays completely forgotten.

dicember/january 2003/04 - nr. 189

In a particular way hits the natural accord between all the sections of the orchestra full of colour.

december 2004

Remarkable Elena Cecchi  Fedi’s voice… and the perfect elegance of the instrumentals.

april 2003

We appreciated the choice of the woodwind made by Auser Musici…the quality of the phrasing is to be noted.

april 2003

The performance captures perfectly the atmosphere of the music for the entirety of the recording. We find a delightful elasticity in the rhythm to which is added a refined articulation, particularly in the allegro of the duet between flute and harpsichord.

april 2003

 AuserMusici deserve to be better known judging by this second splendid performance.

june/august 2003

The performances are energetic and musically accurate.

dicembre 2003 - Nr.25

L’Ensemble AuserMusici affronta queste opere con affetto e poesia, scoprendo deliberatamente la natura estravagante della composizione di Geminiani.

novembre 1999

AuserMusici’s performance is filled with enthusiasm and excitement.

january 2005

AuserMusici’s performance reveals great vivacity. The instruments speak to the listener with very flexible voices.

june 1999

AuserMusici’s performance reveals great vivacity. The instruments speak to the listener with very flexible voices.

november 2004

The performance of the three singers Elena Cecchi Fedi, Lucia Sciannimanico and Marco Orestano Cristarella is truly beautiful, convincing and involving. They can dive with effectiveness and fair theatrality in these two fascinating pages, while being supported with brio and liveliness by the instrumental group  AuserMusici, directed with cleverness, good taste and absolute propriety by Carlo Ipata.

june 2003

The sensitive and mature musician that is Paola Poncet is capable of passing from an elegiac intimacy to a jaunty brilliance without any difficulty.

october 2003

The sweetness of the language lives comfortably together with the spontaneity of the inspiration in this performance by AuserMusici on original instruments.

october 2002

The performance is both precise and rounded, particularly the strings.

september 2005

Thanks to  the AuserMusici ensemble for the talented musical achievement.

dicembre 2004

AuserMusici demonstrate dynamism.

april 2003

To listen to this programme is moving…both in its simplicity and also in its exciting freshness.

april 2003

The enthusiasm of the interpretation transports the listener.

september 2005

The protagonists of the CD enthusiastically embarked on the praiseworthy venture of giving back life to these pages by blowing in them an air of fizzy freshness.   Ipata works with attention on colours, phrases and  dosage of the musical instrument, without losing sight of the emotional environment of each piece. Remarkable is the first-rate performance by the soprano Elena Cecchi-Fedi.

january 2005

The performance demonstrates technical ability, enthusiasm and expressive freshness.

may 2002

Carlo Ipata’s recording reveals a clear sound together with technical mastery.

may 2003

The Tuscan musicians are both interesting and effective. Really wonderful the six Concerti Grossi.

march 2003

Faultless and sound, the interpretation of this excellent Italian ensemble communicates to the full the fascination of these pieces, underlining the obvious influences of Handel but also evidencing the characteristics of Barsanti’s personality.

march 2005

La direzione di Carlo Ipata è acuta e dinamica. Una piccola delizia, leggera ed intelligente.

october 2003

The ensemble AuserMusici of Pisa fill the slow movements with light and the colours of a noble ‘bel canto’, aware of the warmth and pulse of this music, they reach the heart of its beauty with understated splendour.

april 2003

Apprezziamo la scelta dei fiati fatta dagli AuserMusici. …da sottolineare la qualità del fraseggio.

july/august 2003

Trasparenza è la parola magica del gruppo. Con i Concerti Grossi di Geminiani le eccezionali qualità dell’orchestra risaltano ancora di più. Sembra quasi che queste opere non abbiano aspettato altro che gli AuserMusici. E gli AuserMusici davvero fanno del sorprendente e dello strabiliante: una goduria!

january/february 2003 2003

The performance is excellent. Carlo Ipata’s flute playing is as convincing as the artists who accompany him. Both the pieces and their performance seduce the listener and reveal another excellent orchestra.

january/february 2003

The performance is excellent. Carlo Ipata’s flute is as convincing as the artists who accompany him.