REVIEWS

“…one should particularly mention the beautiful voice and flexible coloratura of Joseph Cornwell as Polimone.”
Polimone : Il Tito / Les Arts Florissants / Journal d’Alsace

“…tenor Joseph Cornwell as Coridon gives a marvellous (and surprisingly robust) rendition of “Would You Gain The Tender Creature””
Coridon: Acis and Galatea / Les Arts Florissants c. William Christie Erato CDs / Amazon.co.uk

“The performance is fantastic, with thrilling choral work from the Kantorei Saarlouis, expert solo singing from Julia Gooding, Jonathan Peter Kenny and Joseph Cornwell, and spirited playing from the Ensemble UnaVolta under Joachim Fontaine. Huge fun, and highly recommended.”
Israel in Babylon / Ensemble UnaVolta c. Joachim Fontaine / K617 CDs / Guardian

“Cornwell gives a clear and graceful account of the opening numbers and is specially impressive in ‘All they that see him’.”
Messiah / Taverner Players c. Andrew Parrott EMI CDs / Gramophone

“Joseph Cornwell has a splendid natural vibrancy and cleannness of style, ideal in The Ploughboy and The Miller of Dee.”
Fairest Isle : A New National Songbook / The Parley of Instruments / Hyperion CD / Gramophone

“He is a rare, sweet and beautiful, tenor and feels the style of this music to the tip of his fingers.”
Orfeo : L’Orfeo / Oslo Summer Opera / Verdens Gang, Oslo

“Joseph Cornwell est impeccable en Eumete. (Joseph Cornwell is impeccable as Eumeus.)”
Eumete : Il ritorno d’Ulisse / Académie Européenne de Musique at the Aix–en–Provence Festival / La Croix

“The star of the cast is without doubt Joseph Cornwell (Tamese), who complements clarity of tone and text with glorious expressiveness in that memorable first aria. For a tenor in Baroque repertoire, nothing exceeds the technical demands of Tamese’s two coloratura numbers (written for Annibale Pio Fabri, perhaps opera’s first tenor to achieve the status of legend.) Cornwell handles them with staggering confidence.”
Tamese: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto / cpo CDs / International Record Review

“All the singers are technically accomplished, but the fine tenor Joseph Cornwell deserves mention for his coloratura skills…”
Tamese: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto / cpo CDs / Opera