The polyphonic passages are astringently beautiful, while the monophonic sections tend towards the ecstatic... The singers of Dialogos... embrace differing textures of their voices, and the effect is striking and quite lovely. This is a truly unique and very beautiful recording.

Extremely refined and voluptuous voices launch themselves with extreme grace in the delicate counterpoints of a repertoire at the origins of Western musical language, with an interpretative approach that manages to blend ancient and modern atmospheres in a fascinating temporal continuum.

Music becomes alive through the context, not only thanks to crystal clear voices and powerfully engaged singing of Dialogos singers, but as well through the story it is telling. Swithun! is a project similar to a liturgical drama, presented and crafted through a genre of a contemporary performance.

"Their clear, full voices illuminate the shimmering harmonies and gentle dissonances of these thousand-year-old chants."

"The ensemble's precision and phrasing, which does not take away anything from the fluidity, build a spiritual and luminous atmosphere..."

Katarina Livljanić, Christel Boiron, Clara Coutouly and Caroline Gesret have (...) captivated the audience by these ancient canticles from the Romanesque period and their meaning. (...) The refined voices of Dialogos’ singers sounded harmoniously in the choir of the abbey and in the hearts of a deeply enchanted public. The excellent idea to project the translations as supertitles, contributed to the understanding of the story. The last words uttered by the singers were: "why more words, why more?" Singing can be a wonderful alternative to speaking: Dialogos proved it.

"No props, no sets, no costumes, no instruments — just four women in black singing about the life of a medieval British saint. Somehow this produced theatre of the highest order; a spectacular demonstration of ensemble founder Katarina Livljanic at her most creative and imaginative"