CD Reviews Our Anna Bon CD is winner of the Arts and Media category by The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women “(it) reflects the ensemble's firm grounding in the archival and scholarly world…the album is notable for its nuanced interpretations…a pleasure to hear...” December 2010 International Record Review “The music is ravishing… The voices of La Donna Musicale are all perfect exponents of French Baroque style and the instrumentalists make equally lovely contributions… very highly recommended.” September, 2011 Anna Bon: La virtuosa di Venezia “[a] very fine disc… a gem” December 2010 Note: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association is regarded as the foremost scholarly journal for music libraries and librarianship. “… excellent performance of delightful music of an enigmatic composer.” ” Winter 2010 “… trail-blazing sampler of the music Bon has left us . . . a musical personality of interest, even beyond her gender… ” Sept/Oct 2010 “Their work is of top quality, with particularly fine attention to French diction and stylistic feeling. The sound is strong and vivid. The booklet includes full texts with translations, plus excellent notes… an altogether outstanding release” Nov/Dec 2009 “…Collectors of French Baroque music are in for a revelation with these two discs…” Nov/Dec 2009 “Kudos to La Donna Musicale as they champion the unheard music of women composers” Winter 2007 “(the) ensemble plays with all the elegance and panache one has come to expect of them” Winter 2007 “Everything about this American ensemble is First rate” Fall, 2007 The Seven Psalms of David, Vol.I and Vol. II, review in International Record Review, April 2007 The Seven Psalms of David, Vol.I review in Early Music magazine, May 2006, Vol. 34, No. 2 The Seven Psalms of David, Vol.II review in Early Music America magazine, Summer 2006 Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association is regarded as the foremost scholarly journal for music libraries and librarianship: “La Donna Musicale performs these works with warmth and impeccable accuracy…” “Highly recommended…” The Seven Psalms of David, Vol.II four-star review in Goldberg magazine, Spring 2006 The Seven Psalms of David, Vol.I five-star review in Goldberg Magazine, Spring 2005 The Seven Psalms of David, Vol.I review in Early Music America magazine, Spring 2005

Performance reviews and articles “La Donna Musicale gives women their due.” —chron.com, September 2011 “La Donna Musicale’s Passion and Virtuosity” “Here was music of such grandeur that it ought to be heard in Symphony Hall!” —The Boston Musical Intelligencer, July 2011 “Male or female, dead or alive, the bottom line was music of great beauty and power.” —Clef Palette, March 2011 “. . . a great victory in bringing her (Agnesi) — in this opera (Sofonisba) — back to life.” —The Boston Musical Intelligencer, March 2011 “It's all about women power.” —Daily Gazette, October 2010 “Hardly any other ensemble in the world is so distinguished by both scholarly research and performance” June 2009 “The variety of instrumental combinations worked beautifully with the talented vocal soloists throughout the performance.” —Viola da Gamba Society of New England, Spring 2009 “Scholar plucks composers out of the dark” March 2009   “Group shares lost works by lady composers” September 2008   “On a quest to give female composers their due” August 2008   A French Taste for Boston's Festival, Early Music America journal, Volume 13, No 3, Fall 2007 ARS awards and concerts aplenty during the Boston Early Music Festival, Bits & Pieces August 2006 review of La Donna Musicale's Swiss concert by Der Murtenbieter June 26, 2003, Bay Windows newspaper Performance Review, Boston Early Music Festival. August 2004 article on La Donna Musicale by the Boston Globe