“Arcadia’s performance of this notoriously challenging work was full of colour. The solo part was thrilling in its own right, and the close rapport between the players added to the excitement as the basso continuo unfailingly kept pace with Monti’s dynamic playing.”
Sue Kauffman, “Il Diavolo”, Classic Melbourne, 25th November 2024
“The instrumental blend was transparent and alluring, the tempos never flagged and there was just the right amount of fervour in the singing of chorus and soloists.”
Andrew Ford, “Bach to the future”, Inside Story 12th June 2024
“Ogeil’s solo technical ability was in top flight in her solo work, the instrument being most delicate and surprisingly soft and lute-like in timbre. Alessandro Marcello’s Concerto in D minor D935 for Baroque oboe was a most appealing work, and its charming, lightly spaced orchestration, and elegant, repeated rising phrases were most uplifting.”
Julie McErlain: “Woodend Winter Arts Festival 2024: Accademia Arcadia and Piers Lane”, Classic Melbourne, 12th June 2024
“One of the most astonishing elements of this performance was the way all four players acted as one, interweaving those complex threads without hesitation in a major feat of concentration and control. An enthusiastic audience left feeling that one of the greatest masterpieces of contrapuntal music had been given its due.”
Heather Leviston: “J. S. Bach’s Musical Offering” performed by Accademia Arcadia, Classic Melbourne, November 8, 2023.
“In their performances of five of Rameau’s “Concerts”, Accademia Arcadia communicated elements of the grace and good humour of the composer, finishing with a rousing, rustic Tambourin.”
Tony Way, The Age, 11 January 2023
In 2012, Accademia Arcadia performed with Victorian Opera in their production of Xerxes.
“…beautiful sensitivity to style and impeccable intonation…This is baroque playing of the highest order.”
Peter McCallum, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 January 2008
“This is a lovely disc: gorgeous but not overly familiar music played, as it ought to be, with gusto, clarity and good taste … Intonation, phrasing and ornamentation are all beautifully matched, and the rhythmic vitality is a delight.”
Malcolm Tattersal, Music Forum, February-April 2008
“With this disc [Goldberg Variations] and with her recent disc of Handel’s Italian cantatas with the Accademia Arcadia, Jacqueline Ogeil seals her reputation as one of Australia’s finest musicians.”
Mark Shepheard, Libretto magazine, February 2005
See additional reviews on Jacqueline Ogeil’s biography page
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