“Anyone who has heard Aston Magna’s superlative recordings of Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos might well have been convinced that the United States had at last produced an authentic period instrument group that could compete with the best in Europe.” The New York Times
“The interpretation [of Schubert's Octet], always alive, comes from a truly poetic dialogue among the instruments. It is robust without being bullying, precise without being dry and pleasingly dreamy without losing itself in pathos. No longer can one say that performers of Baroque music do not understand Schubert.” Monde de la Musique (Paris)
“Aston Magna has become America’s preeminent summer early-music event…a festival that is out on the cutting edge of its art.” The Boston Globe
“No committed music lover should miss the opportunity to hear this splendid ensemble.” The Hartford Courant
“The music Aston Magna performed…brimmed over with a life and exuberance that was a cherishing experience. This had as much to do, I suspect, with commitment to ideals as well as the expert technique and musicianship of the performers.” San Francisco Chronicle
“…a performance that ran, danced and whirled with excitement. With the fleet tempos and lean-sounding instruments, the interplay among the nine upper strings emerged with a new lightness and transparency. Each voice was clear, answering and blending with each other voice ‑‑ and how gloriously, one could hear.” The Berkshire Eagle
“All these attempts to discover original sonorities and colors worked to advantage in a splendid performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. Far from sounding weak in any way [because of the use of historical instruments], the performance had a solidity and cohesion that one seldom hears in this work.” The New York Times