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The Mass requires singers of the highest calibre and the Scholars rise magnificently to the challenge - both literally and figuratively speaking. The sopranos sing with razor-sharp precision,... — More…
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Western Wind
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Music By John Taverner & Court Music For Henry VIII
Emily Van Evera (soprano), Charles Daniels (tenor)
Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
The Western Wynde Mass nicely contrasts with The Tallis Scholars’ recording, being incisive and brisk where Peter Phillips’s reading is smoother and more leisurely. Parrott is perhaps more persuasive... — 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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Taverner: Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas & Magnificats
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Recorded to celebrate The Tallis Scholars’ 40th Anniversary on 3 November 2013
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
This performance is characterised by the Scholars' precision and sheer beauty of sound. The stratospheric treble line (sung here by female voices) dominates the texture...but the lingering effect... — More…
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Contrapunctus really knows what to do with these pieces and from the very first item...the tuning is superb and the ensemble rock solid. Moreover, Owen Rees's interpretations are revelatory and... — More…
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Taverner: Four motets
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
The Missa Sancti Wilhelmi isn't one of Taverner's best known works, but there's no reason why this should be the case. Though it doesn't have the sometimes rather wild melodic beauty of the sixvoice... — More…
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Taverner: Western Wynde Mass, O splendor gloriae, Te Deum
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
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a varied treasure trove of seldom heard but extremely affecting music, nicely sung and spliced together with some darkly-glittering string In Nomines played by Fretwork...[They] easily persuade... — More…
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Taverner: Missa Mater Christi sanctissima & Western Wynde Mass
Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell
These are very sound, lucid performances in every sense…in comparison with the Taverner Consort, James O’Donnell’s reading of Western Wynde is rather softer-centred, but…a work as resourcefully... — More…
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