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it is Pacelli who is responsible for the disc's treasure, the nine-minute Dum esset rex. Here, single voices replace thicker choral textures, with forces divided into five four-voice choirs.... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2014 More…

these are some of the most spirited and individual performances of this repertory available...the standard of solo singing is very good. The ad hoc instrumentalists provide sensitive, stylish... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This is a fascinating lesson in the art of creative transcription by a master transcriber. Both Masses bring out the relaxed and avuncular in Christophers...With scrupulous instrumental underpinning,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

From the gorgeously shaped performance of Morten Lauridsen’s modern classic O magnum mysterium which opens the programme, to the urgent, ardent account of James MacMillan’s O radiant dawn which... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

His approach to the symphonies with the venerable Handel and Haydn Society has emphasised the rich tone of his Boston-based orchestra, bearing a greater similarity, perhaps, to the suavity and... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2020 More…

Elin Manahan Thomas is excellent in the lyrical/poignant moments, but is, as yet, not impassioned enough for Handel's powerful emotions. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, 3 out of 5 stars More…

On this latest disc, The Sixteen and their Associate Conductor Eamonn Dougan straddle eras, keeping one foot in the composer's unaccompanied prima pratica vocal works (strongly influenced by... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2015 More…

These are experienced and accomplished performers, and they employ devices such as dynamic shading either to reflect the character of a piece (subdued tones in the petition to Beata Maria Magdalenas),... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…