Choral, Masses, Victoria (composer)
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Victoria - Missa Gaudeamus
Recommendeda liturgical sequence, with organ works by Girolamo Frescobaldi
Thomas Wilson (organ)
Westminster Cathedral Lay Clerks, Matthew Martin
An elaborate musical mosaic, the appeal of which owes much to the atmospheric depths of the Westminster acoustic, beautifully captured on this recording —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th July 2009
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This is likely to become one of your most cherished discs. It's notable for its spacious depth of sound, volatile unpredictability of interpretation, and above all the soaring sostenuto of the... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1985, Winner - Early Music (Medieval and Renaissance)
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Building a Library, June 2016, Also Recommended
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Short finds a musical dramaturgy to match that of the text. The Requiem is written for six voices, but this choir of 20 never seems lumbering or unbalanced. They are perfectly tuned (listen... —
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Building a Library, May 2011, Featured
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, Choral & Song Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Choral Award Winner
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Unaccompanied, the Monteverdi Choir goes back to its roots in a programme which harnesses scholarship and singing of breathtaking beauty. —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2007, Editor's Choice
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Harry Christophers imbues this account with maturity and assurance as well as a deep understanding of the music's architecture. He inspires some impassioned singing from the choir - plumbing... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Victoria: Requiem 1605 'Officium defunctorum'
RecommendedChoir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill (Master of the Music)
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Building a Library, October 2005, First Choice
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Building a Library, October 2005, Highly Recommended
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Byrd and his Contemporaries
RecommendedMotets in Paired Settings
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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In the sacred music, Stile Antico deliver performances of admirable contrapuntal clarity, sonic bloom and opulence; devotees of their approach won’t be disappointed. They could hardly dispute,... —
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Diapason d’Or, December 2019, Nouveauté
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2019
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Special offer. Victoria: Missa Dum complerentur
Joseph Cullen (organ continuo)
Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O’Donnell
The greatest Spanish Renaissance composer is in the blood of this splendid choir—it’s hard to imagine any group doing him greater justice. A very welcome addition to the catalogue —
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