Spem is literally a surround-sound piece, so this recording, the first to use the latest technology in new audio formats, gets closer than most. The Sixteen (enlarged to the requisite 40) have... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…
The most striking feature of these performances is how wonderfully varied they are. In some pieces… the presentational style almost enters the realm of musical theatre, while in Tallis's God... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2008, More…
The Carnegie Trust & the revival of Tudor Church Music
Stile Antico
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... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, More…
Superbly recorded, it is a masterclass in outstanding breadth of interpretation, balance and total teamwork … the group’s ‘worker’s co-operative’ ethos continues to reap dividends with, on this... — Choir & Organ, November 2014More…
Conductorless Stile Antico may be, but they could never be accused of lacking direction or clear-sighted commitment to the works on this generously-filled album...The approach encourages long-range... — Classic FM Magazine, January 2011, More…
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... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2012, More…
The McCabe piece...is beautifully tailored to the 12 voices of the choir. Although fiendishly difficult to perform, they manage it with superb poise and great dynamic sensitivity and projection.... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, More…
The singing is beautifully tidy and expressive, and the CD is a useful way to decid which of their CDs you would like to explore further. — Early Music Review, June 2015More…
The ensemble is at its best in the new music, which they sing with a stylish flair, and the more homophonic passages of Tallis, which they unfailingly imbue with direction and purpose. — Early Music TodayMore…
