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Christophers artfully moulds and heightens the contours of the polyphonic lines, which ebb and flow in a liquid tapesty of sound...The Sixteen's rich, buttery sound is particularly effective... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Sixteen...are typically springy and are persuasive advocates for the idea of Bach with small forces. There is a lovely consistency that comes from the soloists also making up the chorus,... — The Arts Desk, 19th November 2022 More…

The Sixteen (plus a couple of extra sopranos) bring a glorious sound to this work, a performance well worth waiting for. The forward movement is constant, the blend of voices beyond compare,... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

This live recording of a BBC concert sounds dated as a result less of its performance practice than of its recorded sound. While the Hilliard Ensemble's reading remains compelling, the production's... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Christophers tells us that the basic approach here is to allow the performers to ‘speak through singing’, and to treat the changes of time and metre ‘intuitively’ rather than with scholarly... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the overall effect is lyrical, musical, intelligent and poised. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Such reflective singing is alluring. But is misses the inherent energy of this South American tradition, (revealed superbly by Jeffrey Skidmore and Ex Cathedra on Hyperion). Nonetheless, this... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

One reason this disc makes such a resoundingly positive impression is that The Sixteen are thoroughly caught up in MacMillan's writing....at every the stage the singers are in focus technically... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…