Scelsi

Bestion’s singers are very flexible, and frequently superb...they are equal to Scelsi’s quartertones; and they can sing ‘straight’ when needed. These stylistic shifts are not jarring. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2022 More…

These recordings – made over nine years and in a variety of acoustics – offer as good a survey [of 19th/20th century Italian choral music] as one might hope for, and exhibit impeccable singing... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2015 More…

the main connection appears to be the sombre tone shared by both composers. To link them more securely, Wieder-Atherton has devised a narrative based around the character of Angioletta – after... — The Independent, 18th March 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Chanticleer, the distinctive California-based vocal ensemble including adult male sopranos, here offers an ecumenical feast of sacred meditative music… Everything's strung together into a continuous... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2005 More…