Bernardini takes nothing for granted in this recital of Bach concerts with the Dunedin Consort. Her bowing is both fluid and crisply detailed.

This recording has elegance at its heart with Bernardini showing a nice feel for the dynamic contrasts and varied repetitions in the A minor and E major concertos. Two of the highlights are when she is joined by her father, the baroque oboist Alfredo Bernardini, for the C minor Concerto for violin and oboe, and as an extra treat the Sinfonia from Bach’s Cantata No. 21.

neat, stylish and uncomplicated performances in a recording of beautifully judged clarity and resonance…the soloists are good, headed by the Dunedins' leader Cecilia Bernardini, who shows that these familiar pieces still have plenty to say if you just play them with the right balance of technique, tone and musicality…[the Dunedins] show here that a light interpretative touch does not have to be a casual one.

There are so many things to marvel at: her husky, shapely tone, her earthy way with rhythm, how she tugs playfully the top of phrases, her ability to dart in and out of ensemble textures and make the whole thing so joyously convivial...Butt conducts with all the exuberance and swing and fine lines we’ve come to expect from the Dunedins.

The disc opens with the concerto for violin and oboe, in which [Bernardini] is joined by her father Alfredo, whose singing tone and insightful ornamentation is a perfect match for his daughter’s. Butt provides lively, pointed accompaniment