GRAMOPHONE, The World Best Classical Music Reviews
"The sure orchestral direction of Fabio Mechetti and the choir, prepared by Iara Fricke Matte, provide a triumphant demonstration of how far understanding of the performance of repertoire from the 18th century in Brazil has come over the past few decades, and the recorded sound, captured at the Sala Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, is exemplary."
— Ivan Moody, Gramophone Reviews (2022)
“Regarded as one of today’s most active conductors, conductor Iara Fricke Matte has distinguished herself in early music—especially Baroque repertoire—through historically informed performances. She is also dedicated to premiering contemporary works and to interpreting major classics of the choral and choral-orchestral tradition.”
— Handel Cecílio, Diário de Minas (Article, 2024)
“Our aim, beyond demystifying early music [for wider audiences], is to highlight the quality of work being done around the world and stimulate artistic practice, training, and forums for research and dialogue.”
— Iara Fricke Matte, quoted in Itamar Rigueira Jr., Boletim da UFMG, “Alegoria que encanta” - IV Early Music Week, (Intervew, 2013)
“A researcher in the field of early music, Iara explores how J. S. Bach’s recitatives, within the Baroque aesthetic, reveal the articulation of dialectical and rhetorical processes between téchne and the theory of affects—an expressive connection at the heart of what we call musical rhetoric.”
— Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), “Iara Fricke Matte ‘Double Rhetoric Sessions’, Events, 2025.
