The Strad
"Luthmers is well equal to the task, performing these pieces with a winning freedom and flexibility [...] Her light bowing, impeccable intonation and carefully inflected shaping of the line communicate the music’s melodic charms with aplomb."
-Robin Stowell, The Strad, June 2025
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Early Music America
"The variety of tone and dynamics Luthmers coaxes from her Baroque violin is impressive. But it is the sheer beauty and richness that provide the most profound and gratifying impression. These superb performances are documented in recorded sound that offers an arresting balance of presence, detail, and resonant warmth. A marvelous recital.
-Ken Meltzer, Early Music America, July 20, 2025
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Early Music Review
“I was blissfully unaware of time passing, what with the beautiful sound, Roman’s surprisingly (and I still don’t know why I hadn’t realised this before) accomplished writing, and just sheer enjoyment of a beautiful new thing [...] If we still had a stars system, this would be 6 out of 5.”
-Brian Clark, Early Music Review, March 7, 2025
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PAN M 360
"Hats off to Alison Luthmers for her impeccably clean, elegant and nuanced playing. The luminous sound of her instrument is bathed in a generous and pleasantly enveloping recording [...] I don’t know how often Ms Luthmers returns to this side of the Atlantic, but I certainly hope to hear her in concert, particularly in this repertoire that we never hear and that richly deserves to be discovered. This is an album that will be remembered for its many qualities: impeccable playing, inspiring and rarely heard music, and superior sound quality."
-Frédéric Cardin, PAN M 360
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The Whole Note
“Her playing is exemplary – light and nuanced, unfailingly accurate and with a lovely sense of pulse.”
-Terry Robbins, The Whole Note, June 2, 2025
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Opus 51
"Dans ce programme d’une grande sobriété formelle mais d’une richesse expressive remarquable, le violon seul devient un théâtre miniature : plaintes, élans, tensions et apaisements s’y succèdent avec une éloquence raffinée."
"In this program of formal restraint but expressive richness, the solo violin becomes a miniature theater: laments, outbursts, tensions, and resolutions unfold with refined eloquence."
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