Chandos

Carolyn Sampson is lively and light-voiced against the delicate halo of sound from the lute in Cara's Fugga pur chi vol — BBC Music Magazine, March 2006 More…

I have no hesitation in acclaiming [Musica Contexta] as a vocal group of particular insight and sincerity which can bring a sense of realism to music of the sixteenth century...it feels as if... — International Record Review, July/August 2011 More…

[Woolley’s] judicious tempi, firm control of momentum and elegant tone…make him an utterly reliable guide to this solidly gifted and often affectingly lyrical composer — Gramophone Magazine, May 2016 More…

This disc adopts an imaginative approach to programming Byrd's music by presenting works in different genres grouped together to demonstrate a single stage in his development. It includes Latin... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

truly sumptuous. Although the standout solos sound as young as you would expect from a group of undergraduates, corporately there is the strongly identifiable John's sound of adult professional... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2014 More…

...the choir's sensitivity, poise and purity of sound generate a deeply moving performance. Engineering deftly captures each nuance and heightening of musical gesture...This disc illuminates... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Andrea Gabrieli has always been something of a textbook composer, whose reputation falls under the shadow of his more famous nephew, Giovanni, the composer par excellence of the grand Venetian... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Nordic Voices' mixed six-voice configuration (two sopranos, one each of mezzo, tenor, baritone and bass) is beautifully suited to the music in this programme, and their clear, radiant performances,... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…