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 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…
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…
Laurence Dreyfus (himself something of a Renaissance man), combines rigorous intellect with sensitive musicianship...Ensemble and intonation are flawless; keen rhythms and feather-light bowing... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, More…
Theatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier
Ranging from plainchant and motets to 17th Century dialogues and contemporary carol settings, it sounds like it may come across as a bit of a hotchpotch. But it doesn’t at all and with singing... — Chris O'Reilly, Presto Classical, 5th December 2011More…
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…
Throughout the SACD Lindberg proves (as if he needed to!) that he is a sympathetic and perceptive interpreter of the lute music of the Renaissance. This is an outstanding, treasure of an album.... — MusicWeb International, October 2018More…
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…
