“a jewel among U.S. early music riches”
—Lynn Matluck Brooks, ThINKingDANCE

"Hearing movements of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” and “The Art of the Fugue” rendered by combinations of winds and strings was revelatory. The lines of counterpoint that often seem academic when viewed on paper here came vibrantly alive because those individual melodies were sung with lyrical phrasing."
—Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local

"Their thoughtfully conceived program of French baroque works was performed with all the brilliance of execution and subtlety of expression that the music demands in order to make its full effect."
—Steven Zohn

Praise for Fanfare and Filigree

“The fact that they play one of the Zelenka trio sonatas is a real tribute to their virtuosity as players because the most famous recordings of those pieces are by Heinz Holliger and Maurice Bourgue, and they play them on modern instruments…you do feel exhausted listening to Holliger and Bourgue – but listening to Kleine Kammermusik, you feel they’re just enjoying their virtuosity, and…it’s a lovely warm sound, it just feels a more human sound actually.
…it’s a beautiful natural feel, and I love the way they bring so much fun and expression out of the music here. They don’t see it as a period piece performance.”

(Sarah Devonald, Record Review, BBC Radio 3, September 30, 2017) 

"As today's Baroque ensembles explore a larger range of the music of the past, we get a clearer picture of the staggering depth and variety of music from the Baroque period. This excellent recording shows off some French and German chamber music for woodwinds. The ensemble's name means "small chamber music" and the intimacy of this music is incredibly effective. The playing is graceful and engaging, with the double reed instruments taking on warm vocal characteristics. The French repertoire is especially fun, with a joyous dancing quality that inspires repeated listening."
(Jeff Zumfelde, New Releases, Colorado Public Radio, August 2017)

“Battlefield meets salon in Kleine Kammermusik’s CD, “Fanfare and Filigree: Chamber Music from Paris and Dresden,” an evocative collection of attractive pieces for oboes, recorders, bassoon, and continuo by six composers active in those cities between 1692 and the 1740s…The group shows off its musical prowess…the disc shows the members of the ensemble off in the best possible acoustical light — the sound is present and authentic.”
(Mike Telin, “Ensemble Sounds Notes of Triumph and Elegance,” EMAg, August 4, 2017)

Full Reviews

Michael Caruso, “Piffaro Ends Season With Spectacular Fugues,” review of Fuguing from Obrecht to Bach, Chestnut Hill Local, June 10, 2021.
Steven Zohn, “Masters of Elegance and Grace,” review of Dialogue of the Graces, April 11, 2019.
Lynn Matluck Brooks, “Ravishing Baroque Dance at Ravensong,” review of Le Roi Danse with Hubert Hazebroucq and Il Giardino d’Amore, ThINKing DANCE, October 25, 2018.
Camille Bacon-Smith, “Court Date,” review of Le Roi Danse with Hubert Hazebroucq and Il Giardino d’Amore, Broad Street Review, October 26, 2018. 
Virginia Newes, “Counterpoint from B to Z,” review of The Art of Counterpoint, Boston Musical Intelligencer, October 26, 2017.
Mike Telin, “Ensemble Sounds Notes of Triumph and Elegance,” CD review of Fanfare and Filigree, Early Music America, August 4, 2017.