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“Melancholic and beautiful blossoms ... sublimely revealed inner world of emotions”
“Melancholic and beautiful blossoms ... sublimely revealed inner world of emotions”

Rondo magazine, D
”astrophil & stella - Melancholie und Symmetrie”
Interview and article by Stephan Schwarz-Peters

“Magnificent interpretations – it is difficult to imagine that this technically challenging repertoire could be performed with greater emphasis and intensity.”
“Magnificent interpretations – it is difficult to imagine that this technically challenging repertoire could be performed with greater emphasis and intensity.”

klassik.com, D
“Von musikalischen Gärten und schwarzen Blumen”
Album review by Dr. Kai Marius Schabram

“Full of life … unutterably poignant … This is an utterly unforgettable disc, a clear labor of love realized by top-rank musicians.”
“Full of life … unutterably poignant … This is an utterly unforgettable disc, a clear labor of love realized by top-rank musicians.”

Fanfare Magazine 49:2, USA
“A garden of black flowers”
Album review by Colin Clarke

"The Innsbruck Festival of Early Music 2025 was impressively kicked off (...) ‘Im Verborgenen’ by astrophil & stella received standing ovations by the audience."
"The Innsbruck Festival of Early Music 2025 was impressively kicked off (...) ‘Im Verborgenen’ by astrophil & stella received standing ovations by the audience."

Papageno Blog, HU
Report on the 49th Festowochen Alter Musik Innsbruck

“An imaginative programme compilation full of symbolism - elegant and subtle. What a beautiful offer in our fast-paced times!”
“An imaginative programme compilation full of symbolism - elegant and subtle. What a beautiful offer in our fast-paced times!”

SWR Kultur, D
Radiobroadcast with album review by Bettina Winkler

"Renaissance music at its best!"
"Renaissance music at its best!"

rbb Radio 3, D
Radiobroadcast “Meine Musik”, Johanna Bartz is interviewed by Bernhard Schrammek

“The ornamental skills of the ensemble are absolutely delicate!"
“The ornamental skills of the ensemble are absolutely delicate!"

Pizzicato, LUX
“Liebe und Melancholie”
Album Review by Remy Frank

“astrophil & stella breathe new life into 16th-century music.”
“astrophil & stella breathe new life into 16th-century music.”

PROZ Kultur im Raum Basel, CH
“Wie klang das vor 500 Jahren?”
Article by Lukas Nussbaumer

"A great deal of freedom, without the cohesion of the ensemble ever being compromised, even for a moment. The flute, two violas da gamba and the harp are perfectly in tune with one another."
"A great deal of freedom, without the cohesion of the ensemble ever being compromised, even for a moment. The flute, two violas da gamba and the harp are perfectly in tune with one another."

De Gelderlander, NL
”Een traantje wegpinken in een weelderige renaissancetuin”
Broadcast album review by Maarten Jan Dongelmans

“With Renaissance transverse flute, harp and two viols, the ensemble enchants with subtle, extremely beautiful atmospheric images.”
“With Renaissance transverse flute, harp and two viols, the ensemble enchants with subtle, extremely beautiful atmospheric images.”

Schnabel Kultur-Blog, D
”Renaissancelieder poetisch interpretiert von astrophil & stella”
Album review by Michaela Schnabel

"... soprano Charlotte Nachtsheim, who has a remarkable ability to adapt her voice to the timbre of the period instruments."
"... soprano Charlotte Nachtsheim, who has a remarkable ability to adapt her voice to the timbre of the period instruments."

Drehpunkt Kultur - Die Salzburger Kulturzeitung im Internet
“Die Lumpenbauern hatten schlechte Karten” (Concert review by R. Kriechbaum)

“As a lover of renaissance music one should not miss this musical treasure.”
“As a lover of renaissance music one should not miss this musical treasure.”

musica Dei donum/Early Music Magazine NL
Album review by Johan van Veen

“Mit CD-Debüt in die Musikwelt – und bald auch wieder in die Strelitzer Heimat” Article by Susanne Schulz

“Mit CD-Debüt in die Musikwelt – und bald auch wieder in die Strelitzer Heimat”
Article by Susanne Schulz

“Presented in a fascinating way (...) The four musicians are perfectly attuned to each other in their playing.”
“Presented in a fascinating way (...) The four musicians are perfectly attuned to each other in their playing.”

Klassik heute, D
Album review by Verena Düren

“A gem from a bygone era, exquisitely crafted and full of emotion … celebrated in a truly impressive display of breathtaking virtuosity!”
“A gem from a bygone era, exquisitely crafted and full of emotion … celebrated in a truly impressive display of breathtaking virtuosity!”

Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, D
“Hofkapelle spielt Musik der Renaissance”
Concert review by Regine Buddeke

"Poetically centred and enriched by the transverse flute, a warm-hearted melody flows from Barroso’s lute, which is carried forward in exemplary fashion (...) by Nachtsheim’s soprano voice."
"Poetically centred and enriched by the transverse flute, a warm-hearted melody flows from Barroso’s lute, which is carried forward in exemplary fashion (...) by Nachtsheim’s soprano voice."

Peter Rytz Review, D
“Von Zeit und Raum über die Jahrhunderte”
Concert review by P. Rytz

"One of the most enchanting concerts of the year!"
"One of the most enchanting concerts of the year!"

Neue musikalische Blätter - Journal für klassische Musik, Literatur und Theater, D
Concert review by W. Quellmalz

RTV, Banchetto Musicale, Slovenian National Radio, SI “Vrt črnih cvetov – glasba okrog leta 1600” Radio broadcast on “a garden of black flowers”

RTV, Banchetto Musicale, Slovenian National Radio, SI
“Vrt črnih cvetov – glasba okrog leta 1600”
Radio broadcast on “a garden of black flowers”