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Short finds a musical dramaturgy to match that of the text. The Requiem is written for six voices, but this choir of 20 never seems lumbering or unbalanced. They are perfectly tuned (listen to... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, More…

This is likely to become one of your most cherished discs. It's notable for its spacious depth of sound, volatile unpredictability of interpretation, and above all the soaring sostenuto of the... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

one might call it a classically 'English' choral sound - but any suspicions of coolness are easily dispelled by the commitment shown to the meaning of both music and text...Once again, Vox Luminis... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2013 More…

The long, intricate lines of Gibbons’s sumptuous music for viols are stunningly rendered. The playing is alive to subtle phrasings and imitative counterpoint. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, More…

Despite four wonderful volumes of Monteverdi's sacred music from The King's Consort, nothing will prepare you for the ecstatic consequences of taking seriously at least one aspect of Monteverdi's... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Spem is literally a surround-sound piece, so this recording, the first to use the latest technology in new audio formats, gets closer than most. The Sixteen (enlarged to the requisite 40) have... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The singing is technically polished, the tuning faultless and the overall sonority rounded and rich. — Choir & Organ More…

The sound image is compelling on its own terms, with the homogeneity typical of ensembles with countertenors on the top lines. But it's a flexible interpretation nonetheless...an involving experience. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2013 More…

[In Spem in alium] Parrott's sure touch tells in the form: the first entry is clear and confident...the first Mexican wave spreads inexorably, the arrival on the second tutti rings out like a... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2010 More…

Harry Christophers's love of Victoria suffuses this sumptuous recording...the seamless plainsong, searing climaxes, subtle dynamic shading and responsiveness to text is captivating. The fit between... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2011, More…