Browse: MacMillan - The Strathclyde Motets: O Radiant Dawn

Approachable without being apologetic, emotional but with a sense of dignity, the best of these works can both delight and challenge...Everything is performed with elegance and the requisite... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, 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…

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…

Ferris encourages his singers to generate a rich, robust texture, abundant in vibrant colour and undoubted excitement. That’s not to say it’s a free-for-all shout. Flexibility is matched by careful... — The Guardian, 10th March 2018 More…

This one is outstanding: the group produces exceptionally pure-toned singing, and the engineering is alluringly atmospheric. The singers avoid vibrato, and this produces performances of unusual... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This CD focuses on the Marian tradition and James MacMillan’s ongoing relationship with sacred choral music, centred on his deeply held Roman Catholic faith. It makes for an engaging programme,... — Choir & Organ, July 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…