CD, Gombert (composer)

The Ensemble Clément Janequin have been issuing top-quality discs of 16th-century music for almost 40 years: even if the only member now left over from the original group is the countertenor... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2021 More…

Settings of Joachim Du Bellay’s poetry, interspersed with recitations by the ‘slam’ poet Kwal and accompanied by instrumental improvisations, make for an atmospheric and immersive experience. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022 More…

The landscape angle is slightly odd…Luckily some real landscaping can be heard in Hesdin’s motet ‘Parasti’ where the performers shape the form and contour the dynamics splendidly. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This is the first disc to focus on the core of Gombert, his motets. What we know of his troubled life and extant music suggests that he was not a 'Laetentur coeli' sort of composer, and so the... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

A magnificent piece … beautifully poised singing — BBC Music Magazine More…

The 14 works recorded here make for a rich and heady mix and we should be grateful to Digby and her superb ORA Singers for what proves to be a fascinating musical journey. Digby coaxes a simply... — Choir & Organ, July 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…