"Isabel Héroux does not play the guitar with the hands, but with her heart."
Radio, Cuenca, Ecuador, 5-12-2007.
"It was acclaimed buy a full house of guest charmed by her ability to communicate and amazed by her virtuosity... Again, Isabelle Héroux offered a performance that touched the audience and will probably last in their memory for a long time."
Haig Sarafian, Ambassador, of Canada, Libya, 2008
"The concert was whole success, Isabel Héroux, with his talent, filled our heart of joy"
Noma, Radio Cuenca, 5-12-2007
"Exceptional virtuosity and lyricism"
Michael Neuman, Guitarissimo, Mexico
"Isabelle Héroux's guitar has captivated the Mexican public, her technique is flawless, her feel for the music and mastery of tone for each piece pays testament to the finesse of her musical interpretation."
Isabelle Villey, Mexico Center for the Arts, Mexico
About her recording Regard:
"Isabelle Héroux plays magnificently on this album. The recording captures the minutest detail of the wonderful playing of this exceptional artist, with a clarity that brings a rare quality to this performance."
Regard, Réjean Beaucage, Voir, March 6, 2006
"...and Juan Sorroche, the final four short pieces on the album are, without a doubt, one of the strong points of this new release, highlighting all the artistic excellence of the musician. With her mature and precise playing, she sets the standard to which other young guitarists can aspire."
Mario Felton-Coletti, La Scena Musicale, March, 2006
"Listening to this recording brought me a lot of pleasure. The playlist presents a nice balance between the familiar and the unexpected, and above all the musical personality of this young musician is very attractive."
Sylvia Lécuyer, Espace musique, Radio-Canada
"This is a woman who is a perfect master of her instrument, and who had the foresight to choose the right pieces to showcase her talent. The composers she chose include: Sébastien Vachez, Claude Gagnon, Leo Brouwer, Jacques Hétu, Donald Crockett, and Juan Sorroche."
Culture-Hebdo, March 2006
"Her playing, energetic and masterful, wonderfully highlights the contrasts of the score. This artist has focused her work on the contemporary period, drawing from works of composers who knew how to uniquely push the technical and dynamic limits of the guitar. Canadian music is at the forefront with twelve preludes from Claude Gagnon, and Jacques Hetu's Suite for Guitar op. 40. Despite the diverse origins of the choices of music, the 27 tracks of this album mesh together seamlessly and offer us some wonderful surprises."
Raoul Cyr, Accès Laurentides, April 2005
"Not only can she share her art equally, from the University of Sherbrooke to the College Lionel-Groulx, but she also is very active in the performance and recording circuits. We are reminded of her successful recording ¡Viva Espana! This time, it's a work of the heart. Of the eight composer pieces on the playlist, she chose three tracks from Claude Gagnon's Douze preludes en form d'étude, which she performs with singular expression. Her fingering is flawless. This recording is a testament to the state of the contemporary guitar and its promising."
wwww.culturehebdo.com, March 2005
About Duo Alba:
"The duo was warmly applauded by the public, a true victory for the two classical guitar masters?the duo offered a stirring rendition of an extraordinary work of warmth and humanity."
Le matin du Sahara et du Maghreb, Morocco
"Virtuosos of chords and masters of the classical guitar."
BE.L Maroc Hebdo international, no 174
"Isabelle Héroux and Alain Leblanc are the masters of classical guitar..."
Michèle La Ferrière, Le Soleil, Québec
"Duo Alba represents an ensemble bursting with talent. Their strong sense of musicality makes you forget their mastery of technique, which is a good thing."?
Alain Mitteran, Les Cahiers de la Guitare et de la Musique, France
"The two guitarists show that they are the masters of their instruments, able to evoke the most subtle nuances of Spanish music."
Wolfgan Bottennerg, Mirror, Montreal
"...subtle, enchanting, and exquisitely phrased."
Alain Bérard, Journal de Montréal, Montreal
"In order to correctly interpret Spanish music, one must have talent, exceptional feeling, and burning passion Duo Alba possesses these traits. Based on this outstanding recording, this exceptional duo promises to have a successful international career."
Jose Maria Castroviejo, Consul d'Espagne à Montréal
"The works of an exceptional excellence, the artists fingers dance at an unmatched speed thunderous applause greet the performers. A duo along the lines of Duo Presti-Lagoya. This concert was a wonderful send-off"
Frédéric Solmar, Le Bien Public, France
"The interpretation is tremendous; the tonality, rhythm, and feeling are wonderful."
Juan Manuel Cortès, composer, professor, and director of the Conservatoire Padre Antonio Soler (El Escorial-Madrid), Spain
"Two young musicians with considerable talent, and a rich feel for the music."
Alberto Ponce, professor and performer at the C.N.S.M. and the E.N.M., Paris
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