Browse: MacMillan (composer), Magnificat & Nunc dimittis settings

Sweet tuning and subtle dynamic distinctions mark James MacMillan’s Ave maris stella, with gleamingly pure-toned contributions from the soprano…Technically the most difficult piece is probably... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

James O’Donnell masterminds an account of Vaughan Williams’s Mass in G minor to rank alongside the finest to have come my way...In sum, this classy collection will surely give lasting pleasure. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2023 More…

The singers have a distinctive timbre, with strength held in reserve in almost every item — Choir & Organ, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Graham Ross judges the spacious juxtapositions of movement and silence exquisitely, the Dmitri Ensemble’s explosion of energy in the third interlude being simultaneously surprising yet entirely... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Cappella Nova make James MacMillan's Missa Dunelmi sound much easier to sing than it is, and that's a compliment...Perhaps it helps having MacMillan himself directing: it's interesting his default... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

an excellent demonstration of the benefits accruing when a composer is also a technically fine condcutor. There's a special atmosphere of absolute certitude and devotion about it...this is a... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Jesus singers give a glowing account in this rewarding programme. Supple, sensitive direction by Mark Williams. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…