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CD, Palestrina (composer)
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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... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2024, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Premiere
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Allegri: Miserere & Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli
Andrew Carwood, Deborah Roberts, Sally Dunkley, Caroline Trevor & Donald Greig
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Having thoroughly internalised this music, Phillips creates a reading of great authority. The greatest contrast between the two Merton College recordings… is the choir's sound: this now commands... — More…
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli & Missa brevis
RecommendedChoir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill (Master of Music)
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Building a Library, February 2001, First Choice
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Palestrina: Lamentation III (Book III)
The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Martin Baker (The Master of Music)
Everything about this disc, from the captivating sound to the sleeve notes, is of the highest quality. A must for choral fans — More…
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The 50-strong oratory choir is made up entirely of boys, and conductor Charles Cole draws singing of vernal freshness from them, with excellent ensemble and an interpretive awareness that puts... — More…
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Not the Live 1994 Palestrina 400 concert in Rome, but the 1980 Merton College recording. Then as now, the chaste 'finish' of the Allegri is overshadowed by a compellingly contoured Missa Papae... — More…
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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The choir has a solid presence and a secure core, with a treble sound that is both clear and expressive (try Soriano's Regina caeli). As in the Venetian disc, the recital's middle section, compiled... — More…
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The singing is exquisite, spun out relentlessly, culminating in a Jerusalem, convertere that is subtly varied each time it occurs. The listener may not notice, but the singers bring a new awareness... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2020, Nouveauté
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Amarae Morti
Lamentations and motets by Cardoso, Gombert, Lassus, Morales, Palestrina, Phinot & Victoria
El León de Oro, Peter Phillips
Phillips pounces on all the details that matter: dissonances crunch satisfactorily, imitative points are tightly nested, and light streams through thick homophony…The choir is fresh-sounding,... — More…
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Special offer. Palestrina Revealed - Byrd, White, Mundy
RecommendedChoir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross
The Clare College Choir is fairly substantial and they sing in a harmonious and touching manner, as in their reverent account of the chordal textures of Palestrina’s Magnificat and Byrd’s Emendemus... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th January 2025
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Early Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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