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…the superb singers of Stile Antico are up to the challenge of presenting all the required moods from pious restraint… to melting abandon… a magnificent display of the very best kind of polyphonic... — More…
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Niquet appropriately creates a liturgical framework, weaving plainchant, motets and instrumental items around the main work; these also serve to contrast with and complement the sometimes gluttonously... — More…
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In the late 1580s a group of Roman musicians, including Palestrina, produced a rich 12-part mass in honour of St. Cecilia. This premiere recording has fine choral singing, beautifully recorded. — More…
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Passaggi da Napoli a Venetia
Thomas Dunford (archlute), Philippe Grisvard (organ), Philippe Grisvard (harpsichord), Jean Tubéry (cornetto)
Ensemble La Fenice
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Hear My Words: Choral Classics from St John’s
Timothy Ravalde (organ), Timothy Ravalde (organ) & Helen Scarbrough (cor anglais), Timothy Ravalde (organ) & Graham Walker (cello)
Choir of St John’s College, Andrew Nethsingha
the poised, sentient performance of Allegri's famous Miserere opening the disc bespeaks dedicated preparation, both technical and spiritual. I like the spatial variegations drawn by [Andrew Nethsinga]...and... — More…
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Roma æterna
Two Roman masses
Tim Keeler (countertenor), Andrew Fuchs (tenor) & Jonathan Woody (bass-baritone)
New York Polyphony
The all-male, one-to-a-part treatment adopted here is rare, not to say unique…New York Polyphony’s approach is almost intimate, its details articulated from within…the blend and unanimity of... — More…
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It's as though these singers wished to strip the work of some of its more portentous, mythical accretions; it's an almost understated performance, though by no means lacking in commitment. — More…
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Following the Spanish custom these performances accompany some of these pieces with a glorious jamboree of instruments doubling and decorating the vocal lines; this creates a particularly awesome... — More…