BBC Music Magazine Awards, Medieval (era)

Here is a deeply satisfying, centuries-spanning, thought-provoking debut album by the fine choral ensemble Echo...The highlight of the album is Howard Skempton’s luminous Yeats setting ‘He wishes... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2024, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

In this ingeniously assembled collection they delight us with songs of defiance and gentle rebuke directed against the gossips and naysayers of 14th and 15th century society. The result is a... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Unaccompanied, the Monteverdi Choir goes back to its roots in a programme which harnesses scholarship and singing of breathtaking beauty. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2008More…

Performing her own work – there is surely no better interpreter – alongside a killer ensemble comprising (in different combinations) violin, viola, cello, double bass and hardanger fiddle...Werner... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2024, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

The recital's radiant heart is Sheppard's Media Vite, but there are more highlights to come, including an outstanding reading of Holst's Nunc Dimittis, the flowing textures of Harris's Bring... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, 5 out of 5 starsMore…