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The musical imagination of The Cardinall's Music does full justice to that of Byrd. The group's delivery is a sensual delight, as an individual singer's colours will flash up in polyphonic lines,... — More…
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This is the tenth disc in the ensemble’s complete recordings of Byrd, but the first in the series with Hyperion … [the] engineering gains and the artists’ freshness and conviction make this recording... — More…
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The expertise of the Stile Antico group in this repertory is not in doubt and, as always, these singers give us splendid performances. Gibbon's O Clap Your Hand, for example, has a sure-footed... — More…
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Laurence Dreyfus (himself something of a Renaissance man), combines rigorous intellect with sensitive musicianship...Ensemble and intonation are flawless; keen rhythms and feather-light bowing... — More…
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Adoramus Te
Motets, songs and consort music by William Byrd and Peter Philips
Clare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano)
The Rose Consort of Viols
The playing by the Rose Consort is refined and blanaced without any of the bass-heavy fuzziness that one sometimes hears from viol groups...The motets are performed with just one of the parts... — More…
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…this performance is unparalleled in its depth of expression and intelligence. The Cardinall's Musick unerringly leads the listener to musical events that unlock Byrd's conception. These may... — More…
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The ‘reconstitution’ of Tallis Libera nos as a brief choral work is very effective and the inclusion of the rich music of the 17th-century recusant Peerson is a welcome revelation… The singing... — More…
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The music on these two discs ranges from austere to luxuriant, urgent to serene. Magnificat’s director Philip Cave shapes poised, subtly expressive and finely balanced readings from the vocal... — More…
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