“A performance that is elegant, refined, and vibrant,
combining restrained virtuosity with a
keen sensitivity to the distinctive character of each work.
A beautiful album.”
Mariano Acero Ruilópez, Scherzo, July 2026
“It is hard to imagine better performances than it receives here from the Ensemble Castor.
The choice of tempi is always spot-on, making sure that the contrasts come off to full extent.
Excellent articulation and marked dynamic accents are also important elements,
and the improvisatory features of especially the capriccios and some of the adagios are perfectly realized. “
Johan van Veen, 2026
“Drawing on a wide range of stylistic references, Schenck artfully blends suite and sonata forms with
more freely structured, almost improvised passages. The musicians of Ensemble Castor fully understand this and
bring it vividly to life in this dazzling recording!
4 1/2 stars”
MultiKulti, 13-5-2025
“These players never fail to find something to say… lovely, imaginative performances on some sweet sounding instruments!”
Grammophone
“Die Interpretationen von Castor sind ausgezeichnet, die CD Discorsi Musicali gehört zu den Besten, die ich in letzter Zeit gehört habe”
J.van Veen, Toccata
Released: 5th June 2026, © WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING. Ensemble Castor continues its acclaimed journey into the sound world of Johannes Schenck with the second volume of Suonate per violino e violone o cimbalo, Op. 7 presented here as a complete world premiere recording. With their deep commitment to historical performance practice and their refined chamber […]
Released: 4th April 2025, © WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING. The renowned Austrian Ensemble Castor presents the first part of the world premiere recording of Johannes Schenck’s complete Opus 7, his only works written for violin and basso continuo. Schenck’s exciting music is a subtle combination of suites, sonatas, and pieces in the so-called “Stylus phantasicus”, resulting […]
Released: 5th February 2021, Pan Classics, © note 1 music gmbh. Excerpts from opera of Agostino Steffani with the Italian soprano Silvia Frigato. Agostino Steffani is one of those multi-talented personalities one often encounters in the baroque era. He was a man of the church who made it as far as titular bishop and mediator […]