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These are among Tavener’s most powerful works. They are magnificently performed. Those simple points could easily be lost in the necessity of charting not just the diverse range of music and... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[Tenebrae's] account of Parry's Songs of Farewell abounds in subtleties of phrasing and telling distinctions of dynamic, yet flows beautifully, the textual narrative unfolding with a rare continuity... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

One doesn’t often find Thomas Tallis, Edward Elgar and John Tavener sandwiching Massive Attack, but the lovely Teardrop works astonishingly well in this mixed programme devoted to the concept... — Choir & Organ, May 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Barley’s playing [of The Protecting Veil] at first feels a touch too restrained, but as the piece progresses [his] restraint proves perfectly judged and a performance of great tenderness and... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There may have been many Tavener choral CDs in recent years, but this one is very special. — Choir & Organ, May/June 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Cave creates some revelatory readings...For clarity, nuance and intimacy, Magnificat's 18 vocalists are unmatched. They sustain lines of eye-popping length, delicately articulating imitative... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Anybody with deep affection for the more noble anthems of the Anglican tradition will need no excuse to grab a copy of this tasty selection, especially so when it features performances of such... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2015 More…

The award-winning group Voces 8 is well-known for its wide-ranging programmes and accomplished technical control...In Monteverdi's Cantate Dominum (this is his 1620 setting, not the 1615 one)... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It's when the pedal goes down (literally and metaphorically) that this disc really soars, startling the ear into ecstasy with the sudden release of Rachmaninov's Cherubic Hymn, the 'bright Seraphim'... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2019 More…