Sonatas concertante in stil moderno

"just hearing the music itself, regardless of this infectious, quick-witted performance, is a revelation. Although the Castello feels like the most important work on this disc, the sonatas of Giovanni Battista Fontana with which it is juxtaposed are just plain beautiful, and played so. And that the trio sonatas are among the earliest examples of that genre." (Gramophone)

"They typify the early-baroque tendency to explore contrasts, of instrumental colour as much as of any other parameter, and are scored for violin and dulcian. The latter instrument is assigned an independent, often highly energetic line, and Gower plays it with beguiling brilliance, graceful phrasing and artful ease."
(Sunday Times)

"Their serious eloquence is beautifully captured in John Holloway's incisive playing, but what is equally remarkable here is the virtuosity of the lower parts for the dulcian, an early bassoon. Jane Gower commands their flights of fancy with such skill that the violin is sometimes overwhelmed, but in Castello's Sonata Decima they achieve a perfect match. Lars Ulrik Mortensen's gentle harpsichord complements discreetly." (The Observer)